UPDATED: FEB 1, 2024 On tap at Side Project Cellar. Black with almost no head. Some smoke, chocolate, cocoa. vanilla, medium sweetness, some bitterness. Showing signs of age at this point. Flat.

UPDATED: OCT 3, 2023 Cellar draught, 10/1/23. Dark, clear, no head. Nose is lovely as hell bourbon. Just a smidge of soy oxidation, but it just gives an umami flavor that doesn't detract, IMHO. Otherwise, classic choco-vanilla-salt-spice. Lightly fruity, gentle char acidity. Soft, rich, sticky, excellent bourbon and vanilla notes with good attenuation, good salt and char, light dark fruit, light soy. I really appreciate how well this has aged.

UPDATED: APR 4, 2022 Bottle. It poured a black color with a tan head. The aroma was of malts, marshmallows and wood. The taste was similar to the aroma with more malts, marshmallows, wood, brown sugar, syrup, chocolate, alcohol, smoke with medium carbonation and a nice chewy aftertaste. Aged pretty well.

UPDATED: SEP 11, 2019 Bottle at OBD share. Pours pitch black with a tiny dark brown head. Big notes of chocolate, vanilla, oak, fudge, burned wood. Palate shows more smoke which I had really not hoped for. Ruins it completely for me, sadly.

Aroma is dark chocolate, marshmallow, and slightly bitter alcohol esters. Taste Is bitter cocoa, slightly sour pine needles, and a bit of alcohol. Finish/mouthfeel is creamy, dense flourless chocolate cake, alcohol, pine needles, and a bit of marshmellow. Lingers like a motherfucker.

Poured as part of a "Derivation flight" with blends 1-7 including Double Barrel (sans blend 5). Pours thick black with essentially no carbonation. Nose is heavy, heavy thick malt, toasted marshmallow, smoke. Mouth is super sweet and thick, with burned sugars, maple syrup, some smoke, and a bitter finish that borders on acrid. Not one of the better ones.

Bottle 750ml. shared at [ A Day To Sink All Sea Shepards tasting. ], Brussels, Belgium.

[ As Side Project Derivation Blend #1 ].
[ Black Wax ]. Clear dark dark black brown color with a small, frothy, fair lacing, mostly diminishing, beige head. Aroma is light heavy malty, roasted, chocolate, coffee, dark malt, raisin, plum, dark dried fruit, wood, light smoke. Flavor is light heavy sweet and moderate to heavy bitter with a long duration, roasted, alcohol, chocolate, dark malt, dark dried fruit. Body is medium to full, texture is oily, carbonation is soft, finish feel is moderate alcoholic. [20160917]
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750 ml bottle to goblet at SPC. Looks good; a nearly opaque dull black with thin beige head that steadily dissipates into lacing. Smells awesome! A decadent blend of dark malt, chocolate, coffee, oak, and maple syrup. Tastes like it smells with a silky full-bodied mouthfeel that’s dangerously drinkable for the abv. Awesome stuff.

Bottle shared during Marks’ 4K tasting, and last dutch whale share. shared together with blend 3 and 4, poured a pitch black colour with a oily tanned ring on top. intense and amazing aroma, deep chocolate fudge, clear subtle smoke notes in our bottle, deep roasted malts, molasses, dark chocolate, sweet maple syrup bourbon, toffee, marshmallows. taste is not as full bodied compared to blend 3. chewy sticky mouthfeel, tobacca smoke, chocolate brownies, light vanilla sweetness. amazing well balanced. smooth drinkable. amazing brew. hype is real.

Bottle shared at A Day To Sink All Sea Shepards tasting. Full lineup of 1-6 + DB. Black with no head. Aroma of burnt notes, smoke, caramel, fudge, chocolate, roast and dark chocolate. Flavour is heavy sweet and moderate bitter. Full bodied with a thick texture and light carbonation. [17-09-2016]