UPDATED: DEC 29, 2021 Bottle contributed by and shared with Holmen1 at Bjørnøy 29.12.21. Batch 373. Brewed 03.07.08. Best before 03.07.08. Superb aroma and taste of dark malt, plum jam, rasins, Whiskey and prunes. Very, very good!

UPDATED: OCT 3, 2020 0,25 Bottle shared with Inbreak. Black with little head. Roasted malts, coffee, sweetness, chilli On The nose, some bitterness. Nice!

UPDATED: JAN 4, 2019 Vaahdoton, kirkas tumma. Tuoksu makea, maakellaria, lakritsia. Maku äärimmäisen makea, vahva rusina, ehkä lakritsaisin mitä maistanut, maakellaria, tunkkaisuutta.

Old rating rerated 30.08.2018, tap @ Bryggeriet:
Small brown bubbly shortlasting head, deep dark pour. Aroma is slightly rich sweet sour-ish fruity, dried dark fruits, dark sugar, oak, minerals, alcohol, bark, raisins, old rope, chocolate, grape peel, bark, fruit stones. Taste is sweet fruity, dried dark fruits, dark sugar, raisins, minerals, fruit stones, oak, grass, alcohol, old rope, bark, chocolate. Medium bitterness, sweet fruity mouthfeel. Nice enough, very much like a rich sweet fruity port wine.

Pours black with negligible head. Aroma is booze, molasses and smoke. Taste is super sweet brown sugar and faint chocolate, moving to roast, vanilla and some coffee. Finish is roast and alcohol burn. A decent beer, just too sweet, even for a sweettooth.

Svart med litet ljusbrunt skum. Gigantisk doft med kaffe, mörka bär och trä. Smaken är mycket fyllig och komplex med läcker sötma som balanserar den syrliga kaffesmaken, i botten finns härliga toner av riktigt mörka bär och frukter, en liten alkoholhetta kommer smygande när man tagit en klunk. En helt fantastisk imperial stout, otroligt komplex både i doft och smak. De 25 centilitrarna räcker länge när man smuttar och njuter. Fullträff helt enkelt!

@ISKTR 2017. Batch nr. 373, brewed 03/07/2008, best before 03/07/2018. Musta väri, hapoton, vaahdoton. Tuoksussa hapanta suolakurkkulientä, pyöritellessä löytyy vieno aavistus kahvia, alkoholiakin. Suutuntuma pehmeä, etikkaisan suolakurkkuisa, samettinen, alkoholikin korruptoitunut suolakurkulla, pehmeä, jännä, joskin ei varmastikaan haluttu lopputulos. Jos jaksaa odotella että kurkku häipyy lasista ja katsoo vielä ohi suolakurkkujen jäämien niin ihan miellyttävä tuotos edelleen, joskaan ei vedä vertoja kakkoselle, jää aika tuhnuiseksi.

Bottle 25cl @ ISKTR ’17. Pours dark brown, very small head. Salty, pickle juice right after pouring, roasted malts, coffee aroma. Very sweet, cloying, sugary, some malts in the flavor. Too sweet for me, weird aroma.

Bottle from backlog notes. Pours a very dark brown to black color with a small khaki head. The aroma and flavor have roasted malt, dark caramel, dark fruit, raisins, dark chocolate, wood, blackberry, coffee, some ash, molasses, some alcohol but it is mostly warming, with a medium plus body. Solid, but can get just as solid with less cost.

Bottle at home. Nearly nine years now since bottling. The colour is pitch black with a small light beige head. Complex aroma of cocoa, sweet chocolate truffles, lots of roasted coffee beans, burned wood and hints of liquor. Powerful flavor with a mix of sweet liqueur, coffee, ash and chocolate. Has a slick and silky mouth feel, full-bodied indeed, and light to medium bitterness. A fantastic IS where the coffee and chocolate are battling. Incredibly balanced and rich at the same time.