UPDATED: FEB 16, 2024 Bomber, 2013 vintage. Rich roasted malt aroma with notes of chocolate, dates, figs, currant, licorice, vanilla, bourbon and oak. Pours deep brown with a half a finger of mocha brown head that has good retention and some lacing. Starts with rich roasted malt, licorice, date, fig and chocolate flavors as well as having a rich, full body and thick, robust mouthfeel. Finishes impeccably smooth with tart currant berry, vanilla, bourbon and oak flavors. Still excellent after cellaring with the currant adding some tartness to cut through the richness of it. Wonderful!

UPDATED: SEP 30, 2023 Pours black with a thin, light tan head. Aroma is cocoa, bourbon, roast and dried fruit. Taste is chocolate and raisin, moving to roast and wood. Finish is chocolate, bourbon and roast.

UPDATED: JAN 8, 2023 Fles gedeeld door Benzai, geprobeerd met LiekevdV en Keukeman. Het is een pikzwart bier met een dun bruinig schuim. Het heeft een aroma van gebrande mout, chocolade en vijgen en bessen. De smaak is vol fruitig, bessen achtig, chocolade en vanille.

UPDATED: APR 21, 2022 22oz bottle pours out black topped with a small tan head. Nose is nice chocolate some oxidation but still nice. Taste is more of the nice chocolate some sweetness and a little roast.

UPDATED: MAY 31, 2020 Bomber from Jeremy. Silky black pour, tiny beige ring. Aroma is a mixture of roast malts, chocolate and light sweetness, hint of booze. Taste brings the chocolate front and center, dark bitter chocolate, a bit dry, light booze. No sag in this 5 year old brew. Really damn good.

Draught @ Beer Junction. Dark brown. Nutty, soy sauce, little bit of brown sugar...barrel, lots of that. Soft, sweet, rich barrel with just a touch of alcohol. Complex and rich.

Nose is more biscuit, licorice and subtle cocoa nibs. Pallet is date, licorice, coca nibs and bourbon. ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone

Draught at Belmont Station. Black color, beige head. Bitter taste with roasted malts, nuts, coffee, wood, dark fruits, licorice, a bit of chocolate and oak. Bitter finish with roasted malts, nuts, coffee, oak, dark fruits, licorice and a bit of chocolate. Magnificent imperial stout.

Poured black in color with tan head. Moderately thin body with light mouthfeel. Roast dominance with dry fruit shinning through and moderately sweet, but the roast really lingers. Sweet roasted aroma. ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone

Got this is a trade quite awhile ago. Lost track of it. No matter, it still is really great. Aroma of weak bourbon on top of figs, sugar coated currents, raisins, and oak.

No oxidation is found which is very impressive. The bourbon portion of the blend preserved it nicely. Mild roasted backbone, oak, chocolate, vanilla hints, plenty of dark fruit. Nice.