UPDATED: JAN 2, 2022 Dark fruit. Mocha. Toffee. Some roasty maltiness. Pours black with a dark tan head that’s foamier than expected. Quickly settles to a thin ring around the edge. Glassy smooth with an effervescent second half. Medium bodied. More roastiness on the palate than in the aroma. Vanilla. Mocha. Candy sugar. Nice hit of bourbon. Very good.

UPDATED: NOV 12, 2021 Can, 12.5%. A black beer, a head is quite big and light brown. Aroma has salt liquorice, caramel, light vanilla and barrel, alcohol can be noticed. Taste has richness of maltyness, caramel, liqurice, light roastiness and vanilla. Full bodied, not much stickyness. Very good beer, nice balance.

UPDATED: NOV 3, 2021 Stovepipe can. Date stamped as canned on 11/06/17. Blackish pour with a medium sized foamy brown head that has fair retention. The aroma is big and bold with coffee, dark fruits, anise, bourbon and well roasted grains. The taste Like the aroma is big and bold with black walnuts, coffee, vanilla, anise and bourbon. The palate is full and creamy. Finishes gloriously long with lingering bitter coffee. Overall: One of the best old school imperial stouts. I put this in the same category as BA Speedway, Darkness and Dark Lord. Just magnificent.

UPDATED: AUG 13, 2021 (Can) Black colour with big, frothy, brown head. Malty, roasted nose with black coffee, dark chocolate, dried fruit, vanilla, toffee, rum raisins, oak wood and bourbon. Malty, roasted taste with notes of black coffee, dark chocolate, oak wood, vanilla, raisins, coconut, dried apricots, maple syrup, liquorice and a warming finish with a touch of bourbon and a balanced roasty bitterness. Full body, sweet. Complex, powerful, really tasty and quite well balanced for its strength. Great beer!

UPDATED: AUG 7, 2021 Can courtesy of Virby44. Drunk tepid from the plastic cup at Gaskin Lake. Black with a frothy, light brown head. Bourbon, fudge, molasses aroma. Taste is mildly, roasted bitter. Lingering bourbon. Pleasant sipping.

UPDATED: JUN 27, 2021 355 ml can pours a black with a small tan head. Aromas of bourbon, oak, chocolate, malt. Full bodied, a huge beer, very complex and very delicious.

UPDATED: JUN 27, 2021 Pours a dark brown, very viscous, with an inch of brown foam. Aroma of roasted malts, dark chocolate, maybe a hint of molasses. Taste is bittersweet chocolate, fig and raisin, a bit of coffee, black licorice, and a fairly noticeable alcohol burn up front.

UPDATED: JUN 15, 2021 Can 355ml at home. From Beer Republic. Pours black with thin beige head. Flavor has roasted malts, bourbon barrel, licorice, coffee, chocolate. Full body, oily texture, soft carbonation, roasted finish with bourbon flavors.

UPDATED: JUN 3, 2021 LCI. Uit blik geschonken. Prachtige inluider van 2020: volop chocola, koffie en bourbon, wat wil je nog meer? De smaak is geweldig, topper!

UPDATED: MAY 29, 2021 12oz can. Pours nearly black with a tiny tan head. Aroma is a huge blend of bourbon and chocolate with plenty of dark roast coffee underneath. And throw in some oak, vanilla, some roast, and a little caramel. Taste is brown sugar, bourbon, coffee, dark chocolate, caramel, a little oak, and roast [7.5/10]. Boozy finish. Full body. Moderate carbonation. Creamy, slightly oily mouthfeel. Can lists ABV as 12.5%. The BA character almost completely overwhelms the base beer.