Cheeseboard (2971) - Somerset, ENGLAND - FEB 9, 2021UPDATED: FEB 9, 2021 650ml bottle at a bottleshare, when they were still a thing. Pours jet black colour with a beige to tan head. Aroma: roasted malts, cocoa, chocolate, slightly smoky, leather, caramel, orange zest hints, vanilla. Taste: moderate sweet, chocolate, cocoa, vanilla, burnt caramel, peat hints. Medium to full body with soft carbonation. Delicious.
onceblind (17156) - Denver, Colorado, USA - JUN 9, 2020UPDATED: JUN 9, 2020 Black pour with a foamy light khaki head. Interesting nose of molasses and dark roast malt, with a kiss of bourbon, cranberry, dark chocolate, and burnt caramel. Rich dark flavor that’s roasty and semisweet with dark bittersweet chocolate, woody bourbon, caramel, fig, cranberry, spice, and a little molasses. Rich and layered and complex.
poisoneddwarf (4653) - Coeur d’ Alene, Idaho, USA - APR 12, 2020UPDATED: APR 12, 2020 Crowler fill from Growler Guys CDA, which won't populate in the drop down menu below even though it's in the database. Aroma is wood, booze, dark fruit, sherry, raisin, dark bread, molasses, soy sauce, toasted marshmallow, licorice, dark chocolate, coffee, leather, pouch tobacco. Pours black as the abyss with a thick tan head with excellent retention. Taste is moderately sweet, boozy, finishing with a moderate herbal hop bitterness; flavors like the aroma. Velvety perfect mouthfeel. A nice sipper that's aged pretty well.
KyotoLefty (14291) - Kyoto, JAPAN - FEB 28, 2020UPDATED: FEB 28, 2020 Bottle. Coffee, berries, licorice in the nose. Black. Flavor includes grapes and raisins, chocolate. Dry and clean with a slightly bitter finish. Great.
maekchu (5321) - JAPAN - FEB 23, 2020UPDATED: FEB 23, 2020 Bomber. Huge chocolatey nose, with bright red fruity notes. Black, yeah. Chocolate, cola, vanilla, more red fruit.. Some mild metallic bit, which somehow accents the flavors. Heavy body. Light aged note. not really oxidation, but similar. Really tasty stuff.
Thisis12ptfont (2663) - Los Angeles, CA, California, USA - JAN 1, 2020UPDATED: JAN 1, 2020 Amazing chocolate cocoa scotch orange peel toffee oak bourbon figs raisins barrel wood nougat almond vanilla.
stevoj (12142) - Boise, Idaho, USA - DEC 7, 2019UPDATED: DEC 7, 2019 Bottle from cellar. Near black pour, small ring of beige head. Roasty sweet aroma, cola. Taste brings a roasty bite, dark chocolate. Bitterness lingers, dry.
allmyvinyl (15436) - Edinburgh, SCOTLAND - NOV 8, 2019UPDATED: NOV 8, 2019 Bottle at Craig's. Pours clear dark brown with a thin tan head. Aromas of chocolate and whisky, light oxidation. Taste is rich dark chocolate, bit of aging noticeable. Tasty though.
cgarvieuk (34084) - Edinburgh, SCOTLAND - NOV 8, 2019UPDATED: NOV 8, 2019 Bottle at home ... dark black .. thin tan head .. soft sweet dusty chocolate roast dark roasdt malt ... heavy sweet malts .. dark sweet chocolate malts .. soft dusty chocolate malts .. dark roast malts .. heavy swet malts .. dusty chocolate malts
Stuu666 (24521) - Edinburgh, SCOTLAND - NOV 8, 2019UPDATED: NOV 8, 2019 Bottle at Craig's. Pours deep ruby, nose is vanilla, toffee, chocolate, coconut, taste is similar, sweet, light fruit.