UPDATED: JUN 5, 2021 Opaque black beer with a slight dark brown head. Medium/heavy aroma; taste starts heavy sweet and ends slightly bitter and dry. Wood, whiskey, vanilla, chocolate, mocha, roasted malts and cinnamon. 8/5/9/5

Bottle, ‘20 vintage. Black, soy sauce in color, maybe a reddish brown tint... Low carbonation.... Aroma of ancho chilies, peppers, not much cinnamon on nose, whiskey barrel... Mouthfeel is a lot thinner than I expected, pepper is fairly prominent, rye spices, light chili notes on palate... more vegetal than cinnamon... Not as good as I hoped, but still very tasty ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone

UPDATED: NOV 20, 2020 75cl gold waxed bottle at home. Pitch black and thick pour, no head. Lots of chocolate, mocha, ganache, praline, cinnamon, lots of caramel, light chili pepper heat, lots of alcoholic bourbon - sweetish boozy. As it warms it gets some vinous fruity tones, nutty too. Incredibly lingering boozy cinnamon chocolate. Huge body, low but very pleasant carbonation. So good altogether...

UPDATED: SEP 29, 2020 26-09-20 // Happy Zwanze Day 2020 at Mon Petit Café, Stuttgart. Bottle, shared. Thanks! Another big boy checked off. 2020 versions and damn its great.

UPDATED: AUG 30, 2020 2020 bottle shared by a friend. Pours darkest brown with a medium light brown head. Aroma of malt, chocolate, cinnamon, peppers and light barrel. Sweet malt and cinnamon flavor giving way to chocolate and vanilla before a light barrel finish.

UPDATED: AUG 8, 2020 Nearly black with swirls of light brown small bubbles. Aroma of cinnamon, chocolate, wood, baking spices, nutty, earthy, dark fruit, and some vanilla. Taste is medium sweet and medium/heavy bitter. Mouthfeel is thick, slightly prickly carbonation, and tingly pepper burn on the tongue and lips.

UPDATED: NOV 18, 2019 Cinnamon-forward, perfect for Christmas by the fire. There's a blast of chili spice to balance the sweetness. Also deepens with cocoa flavors as it lingers with spice. Bourbon is present but very understated, adding texture, creaminess and complexity. Cinnamon dominates through the long finish.

UPDATED: OCT 10, 2019 This is being rated because they lost one of my ratings and I can't be arsed to do more than this. If you don't know this beer is good by now there is something wrong with you.

UPDATED: SEP 13, 2019 Deep brown/black pour, finger sized tan head. Whiskey, pepper, pastry, dark malts, light cinnamon in the aroma and taste. Ridiculously Smooth. Thick fuller body. Stellar

UPDATED: AUG 7, 2019 Bottle, pours a thick tar black. Luscious notes of vanilla and cinnamon, with creamy cacao, finished with chili. Well integrated.