UPDATED: SEP 10, 2021 Bottle sample at a tasting. Opaque black with brown head. The aroma has notes of dark chocolate, oxidized, raisin, soy sauce. The flavor is mild sweet and mild bitter with notes of alcohol, dark chocolate, wood, bourbon, soy sauce. Full-bodied.

UPDATED: SEP 1, 2021 65cl Bottle @ LaBIRRAtorium, Madrid, Spain. Black colour with a thin tan head. Aroma is roasted malt, cocoa, licorice, hints of oak and bourbon. Taste is roasted malt, dark chocolate, sweet, licorice, vanilla, oak, bourbon. Full body, soft carbonation.

UPDATED: AUG 20, 2021 Foamy tan head stayed on near black still body. Huge bourbon aroma with raisin & malt. Medium to full bodied, smooth, creamy & clean on the back. Dark chocolate, bourbon, raisin & fruity berry tastes with a long tangy finish. 2017 bottle - this has matured so well - Excellent.

UPDATED: AUG 9, 2021 Bottle into stout glass. Pitch black with thin tan head. Jesus frucking Christ this stuff smells gooood. Chocolate malty heaven on the nose. Taste is out of this world. Chocolate, vanilla but not the artificial or additive chocolate bombs. silky smooth mouthfeel like drinking velvet. Slightly oily but pure deliciousness all round. Wish I grabbed more of it!!

UPDATED: AUG 3, 2021 Bottle at a tasting. Vintage 2017. Pours opaque black, beige head. Aroma of cocoa beans and soy sauce. Sweet, dark chocolate, umami, wood, warming, coconut, sherry. Medium bodied.

UPDATED: MAY 10, 2021 Olde Hickory The Event Horizon 8.5% 650ml bottled Nov 2017 consumed May 2021 at home in Twickenham. Thick black pour forming a brown ring of head. Meaty bourbon aroma. Toffee, horlicks, molasses, dark chocolate that's been left open in a cupboard.  Body is rounded with tingly carbonation. Spicy, woody, dry yet semi-sweet taste with more chocolate. Finishes ashy, just a touch of the booze showing up drying things out and bringing the spice with it. Aftertaste of burnt toffee.  Really very good. Nicely balanced,well judged and never gets sweet. Drinkability is dangerous. (9-4-9-4-17=4.3)

UPDATED: JAN 30, 2021 650.61765 mL bottle at home, bought at Slijterij Groningen. Stupid non-metric system volumes. Appearance: pitchblack with a medium sized beige to brown head. Aroma: bourbon upfront, together with Haribo licorice, mild coffee, molasse, some butterscotch.Taste: above medium sweetness with pretty high bitterness. Notes of bourbon, coffee grounds, rye bread, plenty of molasse like sweetness, licorice and touch of honey. Palate: medium bodied, creamy oily texture and moderate carbonation. Overall: really rich for the ABV. Beautiful barrel character. Complex and rich in flavor, as well as aroma. Body fits well too. Great stuff.

UPDATED: JAN 7, 2021 Nice sweet smell kind of like vanilla, wish it was a touch stronger on the smell but it's good, taste is tangy off the bat... can't really describe it... I guess the medium dark malt, the slight alcohol burn and the sweetness come together in the beginning in an interesting way, but then it smooths out and gets sweeter.... dissipating into a light alcohol burn... Had while watching the news about the capital insurrection last night..

UPDATED: NOV 26, 2020 A 22 fl. oz. bomber, bottled on 28th September 2016. Poured into a snifter. It was black in colour with minimal brown head, with some spotty lacing. Aromas of bourbon, dark fruit, raisin, prunes, light roast, chocolate, and vanilla. Tastes similar to the aroma, it’s bourbon forward, prunes, raisin, followed by a roasty finish that includes chocolate, cocoa powder, vanilla, and bitterish coffee. Creamy, smooth, medium bodied, with soft carbonation. Overall body is lighter than I prefer, but then the ABV is also pretty low for a BA Imperial Stout. All that is just a minor hiccup in what is still a great and enjoyable Imperial Stout with big bold flavours.

UPDATED: OCT 22, 2020 Bottled 650ml. -from De Bierliefhebber. Pitch black coloured, small to medium sized brown head, chocolate and light alcohol in the nose. Roasted malt, dark chocolate, vanilla, light wood and alcohol with sweet finish.