UPDATED: JAN 10, 2022 Creamy near black pour, tan ring. Dark and milk chocolate, vanilla, oak, molasses, caramel, treacle. Smooth and rich, but somehow drinkable with no rough edges. How have I never had this old stalwart before. Magisterial and immaculate. Instantly moves to my top 1%. Bottle courtesy of and shared with Zoltan.

UPDATED: NOV 14, 2021 My can says this was aged in Four Roses Single batch barrels and is 12.4% abv. Pour is a black with a small tan head. Aroma is a huge vanilla and wood. Flavor is a thick. heavy syrupy malt with maple syrup and some bourbon notes. This was super thick and heavy with a lot of bourbon. Flavorful with almost all bourbon and very warming.

UPDATED: JUL 18, 2021 Draft. Black beer with a tanhead. Bourbon and chocolate aroma with caramel. Bourbon and caramel flavor with chocolate and light fruitiness. Medium-plus bodied. Bourbon and caramel linger with chocolate and light fruitiness.

UPDATED: MAY 23, 2021 Botella de 75 cl. Fecha de embotellado desconocida. Color negro opaco con buena carbonatación y espuma de un dedo. Aroma a café, chocolate, bourbon, vainilla. Sabor a café, bourbon, chocolate, vainilla, uvas pasas, notas de champán. Buen cuerpo,un poco dulce, alcohol bien oculto, una buena imperial stout en barrica, no es la mejor del mercado pero es curiosa y diferente!

UPDATED: MAR 13, 2021 On tap at Harry's Hofbrau. Black with huge brown head. Lots of char on this beer. Nice overall with lots of complexity.

UPDATED: JAN 21, 2021 Imperial stout de 10,5 % abv, mûri en fût de bourbon Woodford reserve. Mûrissement 4 mois, puis refermentation avec levure de Champagne. Mon exemplaire avait quelques années. Couleur noir intense, à l’opacité très forte. Mousse café crème, à gros flocons, stable à 2 mm. Arômes de café, moka, pointe de bourbon, sirop d'érable. 1ère bouche prégnante, avec un ensemble moka et fût bien dosé Arrière-bouche longue, avec un bon équilibre 2ème bouche avec de jolis grains de café et malts torréfiés Arrière-bouche longue, à la belle personnalité Longueur qui continue ce long chemin en fût de Woodford .. Jambes finement huileuses, longues. Levure fine, et comme on l'a dit, multiple, limite savante. Alcool bien, il supporte l’ensemble avec conviction. Finale avec de vraies notes d'imperial stout CONCLUSION : belle étude de style, avec un réel effort de créativité. Évidemment sa non disponibilité permanente et les variations de fût vont handicaper la note attribuée … (music pairing : Narnia, album éponyme, great work too … )

UPDATED: JUN 20, 2020 It pours black with a dark brown head. Head retention is excellent. It has bourbon in the aroma with roast, coffee, and chocolate. There are background notes of oak and vanilla. It has strong roast flavors with bourbon and coffee. There are chocolate notes in support with low vanilla. There are also some black cherry notes in the finish. It has a full body with strong alcohol warming. The flavors were well together although the bourbon does tend to bring the strongest flavor with takes a bit off the finish for me.

UPDATED: MAY 23, 2020 2016 bottle drunk 2020. Foamy light brown head left a good cover on a near black still body. Huge aroma of malt, liquorice & bourbon. Medium bodied, smooth & creamy over the tongue with a lighter clean back. Liquorice, malt, bourbon, raisin, vanilla & Christmas cake tastes with a hint of grape on the back followed by a long boozy finish. Banging

UPDATED: MAY 23, 2020 Thanks to SimonTomlinson. Black appearance. Aroma is sweet, malt, roasted and coffee. Flavour is roasted, boozy, sweet, herbal and whiskey.

UPDATED: APR 30, 2020 Sample from a big bottle back in October in Xiamen. My notes say 12% but I guess this is it. Pours black with a thin head. Aroma of vanilla and chocolate. Sweet taste and finish.