UPDATED: FEB 28, 2024 Balck in colour with small beige head. Aroma is malty, coffee and sweets. Full body, sweet boozy taste with malt, dark fruit coffee

UPDATED: JAN 6, 2024 11/19/2020 Backlog: Crowler from Holiday Market. Pours a pitch black with a finger of brown head that lingers. Big cacao nib and cinnamon aromas on the nose with some dark coffee notes on the back of the nose. More coffee, cinnamon and light vanilla bean on the palate. Drying as it goes down with warming cinnamon notes that linger on the finish. ABV hidden really well. This is probably a 2017 keg and it is drinking very well in 2020.

UPDATED: NOV 6, 2023 03-NOV-2023, bottle @home, from the Systembolaget Hansa, @Ulkløbben meeting. Almost black with a fine brown head. Cinnamon, coffee, barrels, a hint of chili. Sweet, full. Side by side with Westbrook, Mexican Cake Affogato that was slightly better.

UPDATED: OCT 13, 2023 (Bottle, vintage 2018. Thanks to Håkan) Black colour with creamy, beige head. Malty, roasted nose with fresh coffee, dark chocolate, vanilla, cinnamon, nutmeg and a touch of bourbon. Malty, roasted, fairly sweet taste with notes of coffee, dark chocolate, cacao, vanilla, cinnamon, liquorice, bourbon, oak wood and a balanced coffee bitterness in a sweetish finish. Full body, quite sweet. Rich and powerful, still smooth and in great balanced. Lovely beer!

UPDATED: JUN 10, 2023 Bottle pour, deep dark brown. Dark chocolate aroma. Full bodied, but not sweet. Strong bitter coffee notes, cinnamon, vanilla, hint of bourbon.

UPDATED: JAN 29, 2023 (Release #16) - On tap at On Tap. Very dark, black and opaque. Dark tan head. Earthy aroma, cocoa nibs dominate. Dark malt, roast. Flavor is…whoa. Dark malt, chocolate, cocoa nibs, juniper? oak and very low bourbon. Dry woody finish. The juniper spice threw me for a loop but I don’t hate it. Dries out on the finish.

UPDATED: SEP 14, 2022 22oz bottle, 2018 vintage release #14, drunk 9/14/22. Ebony, undetermined clarity. Small, but well-retained, tan head. Beautiful espresso and mild cinnamon nose with hints of light vanilla. Milk chocolate with light raisin and fudge-like sweetness. Coffee through and through, but it's so well-done with nothing acrid, overly acidic or even that dominant. Still allows the barley and fruity yeast alongside the vanilla. No alcohol noted, either. Touch of oxidation with light molasses, dark chocolate, cacao, soft vanilla and nicely attenuated maltiness. Espresso beans, roasted acidity and light alcohol (not hot/sharp). Love the attenuation, lack of syrup, sugar, or even big fudge. The adjuncts are tastefully done and it doesnt show the big alcohol. A lot to like here and I can see why it's so highly regarded.

UPDATED: JUL 16, 2022 Bottle @ Home. Pours black with a nice tan head. Unfortunately, the aroma is pretty rough. Definitely some harsh booze and green apple. Get a touch of green pepper, too. Fortunately, the flavor is better. More roast, whiskey, vanilla, coconut, and cinnamon. A little bit of graham cracker sweetness as well.

UPDATED: DEC 28, 2021 Tap at Apex in Portland. Black with tan head. Big sugar nose. Taste is sweet, rich, layered, totally delicious.

UPDATED: DEC 26, 2021 2017 cellared for 4 years. Pours black with small brown head. Cinnamon and chocolate dominate the nose. Also on the flavor with barrel. Baker’s chocolate in the mid palate.