(EBF 2008). Black color, brown head. Milk and cocoa aroma, chocolate and vanilla notes. Bitter cocoa flavor, licorice, ash and salt, chocolate notes. Dry rather hoppy finish.

Draught @ OTTO fest. Pitch black beer. Dark beige head is thick, creamy. This beer looks just amazing. Very rich aroma is intensive hoppy with piney resin. Lots of dark fruits and heavy rostedness. Long and complex finish is a mix of powerfull hops well balanced with sweet fruits and dark malts.

(On tap) Pours black and opaque with a light brown head. Sweet aroma of vanilla and hard roasted malt. Quite full-bodied with distinctly sweet hard roasted malt. Has a light malt bitterness. A friendly Imperial Stout, but perhaps a little to the overly sweet side. 120908

[on tap at EBF 2008] Roasted barley bubblegum aroma with, surprisingly, a lot of US hops, though a touch weak aroma overall. Opaque black with good lacing, khaki cover. Quite hoppy flavour with surprisingly low dark malt contributions. Sour and warm dark Schwarzbier-like malt character. A bit weak. Sweet hops *feel* but low flavour. Moderate ethanol, smoke, and nut flavours as well. Medium body, warming, almost clean finish. Moderate carbonation.

<i>Sampled at EBF08.</i> Black. Small, beige head. Roasted with a very flowery hoppiness. Thicka and oily palate. Flavour packed with american hops.