UPDATED: JAN 21, 2024 A banger of an imperial stout. Aromas of chocolate, caramel, molasses, sugar and a little coffee. Some chicory taste in the mouth, with a beautiful sweet caramel overlay and that hint of coffee finishing it off. Can from Swords at Vic Market.

UPDATED: APR 28, 2023 Bottle. Pitch black colour with a small beigeish brown head. Aroma is roasted, some coffee, mild rye and some toffee and alcohol tones. Flavour is coffee, some roasted, mild chocolate and some rye bready tones with a wee bit of alcohol and some spiciness.

UPDATED: MAR 9, 2023 Can (BB Jul 14, 2024). Head is initially small, frothy, brown, mostly diminishing. Body is black (opaque, flashlight tested). Aroma is moderately malty (roasted grain, dark chocolate, coffee), with light notes of vanilla and cassis. Flavor is heavily sweet, lightly acidic, lightly bitter. Finish is moderately sweet, lightly acidic, lightly to moderately bitter. Full body, syrupy texture, soft carbonation, heavily alcoholic. Nice aroma and cool first-pour opacity, but difficult to drink...very sweet, syrupy, and burning. Smells like it would be elegant, but sadly it's not.

UPDATED: OCT 9, 2022 Inky black beer , small head ... sweet molasses aroma , toasty malt , mocha coffee ... same on palate : choccy-mocha taste , thick syrupy sipping goodness , lactose sweet milkiness : Yummy 😋🍺

UPDATED: AUG 29, 2022 Draft. Black beer with a tan head. Chocolate and toffee aroma. Chocolate and toffee flavor with coffee and light molasses. Fuller bodied. Coffee and toffee linger with chocolate and light nuttiness.

UPDATED: AUG 14, 2022 iStout has a medium, beige head and a dark-brown appearance, with minimal lacing. The aroma is of dark brown bread crust, black cherries, and possibly prunes. The flavor is of those elements, with deep char and strong bitterness. iStout has a medium body, a slightly-velvety mouthfeel, and a mostly-dry finish. RJT

UPDATED: FEB 13, 2022 Can at home. Very dark brown, fine foamy beige head. Very hoppy (almost Black IPA-ish), roasted malty, lots of espresso, dark chocolate, vanilla, leather, alcohol's well hidden, medium-high bitter. Coffee linger. Medium body and carbonation.

UPDATED: FEB 12, 2022 On tap. Poured black color with a tan head. Aroma of roasted malt, dark chocolate and coffee. Taste of dark chocolate, roasted malt and coffee. Nice bitterness that lingers into the finish. Fairly full body quite smooth with a subtle malt sweetness. Very nice sipper.

UPDATED: FEB 5, 2022 Roasted dark chocolate aroma, beautiful black coloring with no head. Roast and black licorice flavor. Moderate finish, medium density. Decent.

UPDATED: FEB 3, 2022 Pours a pitch-black coloration with a large, creamy. mocha-colored head. Smells of roasted, caramel malt, chocolate and coffee, with hints of licorice and herbal hops coming through as well. Taste is an excellent balance of quite roasted, caramel malt and strong notes of coffee and dark, bitter chocolate, as well as some red berries, tobacco, licorice and hints of herbal, bitter hops. Finishes with a medium bitterness and some caramel malt, coffee, chocolate and licorice lingering in the aftertaste. Full mouthfeel with a medium body and carbonation. This is a Stout right after my own heart, with its dry, roasted and bitter flavor profile, although the caramel malts add a bit of sweetness to this as well, which feels rather light and just adds to the balance here though. There's a hint of acidity as well, probably from the quite roasted malts, which again integrates itself well into the overall flavor profile though. The intense notes of roasted, slightly acidic, dark and bitter malts, coffee and chocolate really stand out here, with some red berries, tobacco, licorice and herbal hops adding depth and character to this.