Bomber. Poured a lovely shade of deeper brown with a creamy initial cap of chocolate head.. looked quite nice! The aroma picked up chocolate as its primary character with some soy and licorice back there too.. the hops were present as a bright herbal and lesser piney notes. The flavor had a whole lot of rich dark malt character with caramel, soy, and molasses present.. bitterness was lighter and seemingly muted with herbal and coffee notes.. finished with more soy and some spices, but the alcohol was very much held in check. Thicker viscosity on the palate with an OK contrast between the dark malts and residual bitterness.. this was a solid offering!

Bottle. Poured dark brown with a creamy tan head with some lasting and leaving good lacing. Nice malt aromas of milk chocolate, coffee, molasses, hints of roast and light alcohol. The flavor finds toffee with a hop background. Some roast comes out in the flavor as it warms. Medium body that starts sweet but ends bitter. Very nice.

500ml bottle....came out in late 2006 I believe, closet stored until July 22, 2008. Deep chestnut brown-black color, with a creamy head. This has mellowed exceptionally well, but I remember enjoying the beer when it was new on the shelf in 2006. Very deep malty flavors, very rich. Like a dark Barleywine in some ways, but with ten malts and ten hops it really captures a lot of the classic strong beer flavors. An excellent and fully respectable beer. Gains points for how well it aged.

Woah now...lots going on here. Notes that stuck out were definitely the chocolate roasty bit and how it blended with with the hammered in bittered hops and sweet malts. Definitely can taste the ABV. Mellows out nicely with age.

Wow. Big and complex. Huge chocolate/malt nose follows through in the mouth and is nicely complimented by notes of dark fruit. The hops deliver a nice tanginess at the end. Finish is slightly sweet, creamy, and very pleasant. This is a good beer.