UPDATED: JAN 6, 2022 10 ounce sniffer glass, at Lizardville in Copley, Ohio. Sweet bourbon aromas. Black in color with thin tan head. 2020 vintage. Taste the bourbon, malt, and an incredible sweetness to this wonderful beer. Heavy bodied and smooth for the high percentage beer. Does have bourbon burn aftertaste. This beer is just delightful. Cheers!

UPDATED: DEC 29, 2021 2019 edition. Appearance- oily midnight black, a small tan fizzy head. Aroma is amazing- chocolate, caramel, fudge cake, oaky woody barrel, boozy dark fruit, treacle, pecan pie, ashy roast malt, pipe smoke hints, leather, tarmac, rich coffee, earthy roast dark malts. Taste is thick chocolate, brownie, caramel swirl ice cream, toffee fudge, sticky dark malt, vanilla, oak barrel, tiramisu, espresso, bourbon, roast malt, ashy hints, treacle toffee. Bourbon in the finish. An amazing array of flavours and the mouthfeel is perfect. Lengthy sweet boozy finish. What a beer.

UPDATED: DEC 27, 2021 330ml bottle. Black with tan head. Deep aroma full of coffee bean, fudge, tar, oak. Taste is well balanced, complex, great depth to it. Impressive.

UPDATED: SEP 18, 2021 Liquide noir avec mousse très courte et blanche. Nez café bourbon vanille chêne réglisse. En bouche, c'est une attaque café puissante immédiatement suivie par l'apport du bourbon, de la vanille, du sucre caramélisé et de la réglisse ! Proprement exceptionnel !!!

UPDATED: JAN 22, 2021 (Bottle) Black colour with brief, foamy, pale brown head. Malty, roasted nose with espresso, dark chocolate, cacao, bourbon, vanilla, wood, burnt sugar and raisins. Malty, roasted, slightly vinous taste with notes of dark chocolate, liquorice, black coffee, bourbon, vanilla, wood, raisins, molasses and a balanced coffee bitterness in a finish with a warming bourbon touch. Full body, quite sweet. Rich and powerful, with a mellow and rounded mouthfeel and great balance. Generous bourbon presence. You can sense the alcohol, but it just adds another layer. Lovely beer!

UPDATED: JAN 1, 2021 Tan head quickly dissipates to barely cover a still black beer. Big aroma of bourbon and coffee apparent as soon as you open the bottle. Taste is beautifully blended coffee, bourbon and dark fruit, some sweetness from burnt brown sugar. Last beer of 2020 and a great way to end a dog of a year.

UPDATED: DEC 31, 2020 Tight tan head left a cover on a black still body. Huge aroma of coffee & malt. Full bodied, super smooth with a sticky back. Coffee, malt, boozy, raisins, toffee & caramel. Banging!

UPDATED: DEC 19, 2020 From bottle to tulip glass. The aroma on this one wafts across the table before you can sit down to enjoy it! Massive bourbon along all fronts. Black with deep brown highlights and a large, chocolate brown head that fades. Aroma is booze and chocolate. Flavor leans into the barrel with full whiskey. Back half is baker's chocolate. Chewy cocoa on the mouthfeel and flavor ends with a slight roast that is wonderful.

UPDATED: OCT 27, 2020 Vi er inne i den mørke avdeling på Mi2 nå, og etter Kingpin Turbo Geezer og Brooklyn Black Ops har seremonimesteren funnet frem denne fra Cardinals innerste gjemmer: nesten helt svart med ok skum. O du salige, her snakker vi om en suveren dybde og smaksrikdom, elegant balansert. Fatlagringen bidrar med vanilje. Dark and powerful.

UPDATED: OCT 18, 2020 [Tasting - Viborg] Aroma: Dark chocolate, coffee, bourbon, sweet liqourice, fudge, coconut and roasted malt Appearance: Pitch black with no head Taste: Moderately sweet and bitter, dark chocolate, bitter coffee, bourbon, slight alcoholic, sweet liqourice, slight vanilla, fudge and coconut Mouthfeel: Creamy texture with soft carbonation Overall: Delicious BA masterpiece from Alesmith!