UPDATED: MAY 16, 2023 Bottled (thanks cgarvieuk!). Black colour, small beigeish brown head. Aroma is liquorice, alcohol, some resin, mild toasted tones as well as some leathery elements. Flavour has pretty much the same elements as the aroma, but a much bigger burn to it, so the chili works it with the alcohol of the beer. Quite syrupy.

UPDATED: JUL 11, 2019 Shared bottle before Craft Beer Helsinki 2019. Oh6gdx trade with cgarvieuk. Poured pitch black in color. Not much head. Heavy sweet licorice and ryebread aroma. 'saaristolimppu'. Sweet, syrupy and dark bready all over. Heavy, sticky.

UPDATED: JUN 1, 2019 Drank it as dog e, cant find that one on ratebeer... ziek veel espresso en heele donkere chocola.. later meer vanille en wat drop... peperige afdronk met flink wat vanille en beetje aarde... hij is echt heel errug dik... zoet en bitter balans slaat wat naar zoet door... Oh ja... 1000ste...

UPDATED: AUG 5, 2018 Black pour, no head. Medium body. But. Aroma -- huge raisin, prune, chocolate, booze. Taste follows. Really incredible and intense.

UPDATED: MAY 2, 2023 375ml bottle, shared at Brewdog Camden. Pours jet black, no head. Aroma: dark chocolate, cherry, dried fruits, fruit cake. Taste: moderate to heavy sweet, big rich dark chocolate, vinous, ripe dark fruits, plums, nuts, light coffee, hint of chilli. Thick bodied, almost zero carb, sweet smooth finish. It's aged pretty well, chilli fading and slightly oxidised but it's still a very fine stout.

14Mar2018 Intense dark chocolate, cacao, dark fruits, dark, moist pralines, dark roast coffee. Hazy, very dark brown, no head. Light bitter. More dark chocolate, cacao, dark, slightly burnt malts, burnt wood, soft carbonation, full bodied. Outstanding, beautiful aroma and taste. Bottle shared during AB:1 - AB:25 vertical tasting at BrewDog Shepherds Bush - thanks to madmitch76 and mr_fr0g!

Bottle @Craig’s (Abstrakt tasting). Pours black no carb. Nose is dark fruits, cherry, fruit cake, chocolate, dark chocolate, slight coffee. Taste is HUGE chocolate, slight oxidisation, wonderful deep flavours, plums, very slight chilli on the background, still great.

How: Bottle, no 940.
Where: Tasting 2017-05-06.
Appearance: Black colour with a small beige head.
Aroma: Chocolate, dried fruit, vinous.
Body: Full body, low carbonation.
Flavour: Vinous, chocolate, some fruit.

375 ml bottle shared with friends at the Hoppy Pub, Thessaloniki. thank you Eric for bringing this! Black color with no head. Malty aroma, roasted, chocolate, milk chocolate, vinous too, dark dried fruits, light spicy, soy sauce. Sweet and light bitter taste like aroma. Light to medium oily body with soft carbonation.

At the Thessaloníki tasting, day 3. Thnx to Eric. Pours black, no real head. Smell is bit boozy. Dark malts, rich roastyness. Very mild aspects of coffee and chocolate, no clear sign of peppers left. Taste is full, thick, rich roastyness, dark chocolate, notes of coffee. No chillies left. Very oily. As usual with the AB, it is rather harsh, and low in carbo. Still not convinced, even after this extremely hyped 04, about the series.