UPDATED: NOV 29, 2021 On cask @ the Stockbridge Tap (23/11/21). Appearance - opaque black with a creamy beige coloured head. Nose - dark chocolate, blackcurrant, light smoke and an edge of liquorice. Taste - dark chocolate, caramel, black cherry and light roast. Palate - medium to full bodied, creamy texture. Very slight roast on the finish. Overall - very nice.

UPDATED: NOV 17, 2021 Bottle, 10.5%. Almost black with big dark brown head. Aroma is roasted malt, chocolate, barrel, coffee and hop. Flavour is roasted malt, chocolate, coffee, barrel, hop, liquorice, sweet and medium bitter.

UPDATED: OCT 28, 2021 Almost pitch black, as not much highlights are seen. Mocha-coloured bubbly, silky-creamy head with light lacing. Roasted barley aromas with a warming alcohol, a touch of coffee, molasses. Even hints of maple syrup, also found in the taste. Flavours a roasted malts, well-balanced alcohol with mild grassy hops. A smooth mouthfeel at first with a building dry finish. This would be a nice winter warmer Impy stout.

UPDATED: OCT 2, 2021 Taken in the evening as we embarking on a new adventure going to the island of Cthul, strong stout, nice taste, lack a bit of thickness and opacity to make the passing mark.

UPDATED: SEP 21, 2021 Habituelles notes de torréfaction aux allures de chocolat et de café, déclinant un olfactif faiblement puissant avec une touche d'alcool. Le liquide est noir et opaque, se couvrant d'une petite mousse légèrement pétillante, assez crémeuse et persistante malgré sa minceur. En bouche, l'amertume de torréfaction est imposante dès l'entrée. Les notes de café sont dominantes et la finale se veut terreuse et amère, combinant accents de torréfaction, houblon feuillus et terreux,ainsi qu'un soupçon de poivre. Un léger fond de chocolat sucré attendrit légèrement la puissante amertume. Les esters fruités sont très peu représentés à l'instar des maltée sucrés. Le corps est un peu moins rond que ce à quoi l'on peut s'attendre d'une bière de ce style. L'alcool est à peine perceptible malgré son 10.5% et la carbonatation faiblement modérée. Complexité des saveurs assez moyenne mais l'intensité de l'amertume de torréfaction est très prononcée dans cette Stout Impériale ordinaire mais régulière. O:5.0 V:4.6 G:6.05 C:2.85 G:12.25 T:30.75 (3.1)

UPDATED: SEP 12, 2021 This bottle is coming from Amstein. Bottled on 2015, if I am not wrong. Opening it yesterday at home, in Epalinges after the job, at the night. A perfect friend for the bed with a black body, troubled, average carbonation for the style, thin white and brown foam. A solid and classical imperial stout, generous side of roasted malt, coffee, chocolate and vanilla, smooth with a touch of dryness and tobacco at the final, some hop, boozy at the final but it is not unpleasant, good job.

UPDATED: JUL 14, 2021 (Bottle) clear, bright, very dark brown colour with a small brown head; aroma of roast, milk chocolate; dryish, intense flavour with a long, medium bitter finish; smooth palate

UPDATED: MAR 21, 2021 It pours jet black with no head. The aroma has notes of: chocolate, leather, licorice, and alcohol. The taste is medium sweet that finishes bitter. The palate is medium full with no carbonation and a long finish. Overall, pretty good.

UPDATED: NOV 20, 2020 Bottle, danke Günther! Darkest brown, dark brown cream. Fairly perfumed hop nose, chocolate covered orange. Medium full, creamy. Dry chocolate, orange peel, dark nougat, lovely dry chocolate notes.

UPDATED: NOV 20, 2020 Bottle. Black color with beige head. Aroma is ash, chocolate, roast, quite fresh. Taste is chocolate, orange peel, mineraly, but also with some vanilla and caramel wood. Velvety mouthfeel with soft carbonation. Decent!