UPDATED: FEB 7, 2024 Smelling black pepper, wood, alcohol, darkest chocolate, distant bubblegum. Flavor surprisingly soft, strong roasted malt, resin, milk chocolate and alcohol, a bit sharp, doesn’t feel stout-ish on my palate.. kind of numb finish. Darkest brown with modest khaki head.

UPDATED: JAN 14, 2024 It pours very dark brown with a tan head. Head retention is low. It has roasted aromas up front with some coffee. There is a faint burnt quality in the background and a hint of smoke. It has roasted and coffee flavors with some licorice mixed in. There are some earthen elements in support with herbs and slight citrus. It has a full body with pleasant alcohol warming. Overall, a good combination of malts and hops makes this a very pleasant beer.

UPDATED: OCT 28, 2023 AR: Leder, Sojasosse, Tabak, Umami, AP: olivschwarz TA: Leder, Sojasosse, Tabak, krautig, Umami,

UPDATED: JAN 10, 2023 12 oz. bottle from Total Wine, Chesapeake, VA (Vintage 2022, best by September 13, 2027). Cola-like dark brown with a frothy khaki head. Nice roasted malt aroma of black coffee and dark chocolate. Taste is really good with rich cocoa, espresso, black licorice, and hints of dark fruit. Pleasant bitterness and moderate warmth on the finish. A well done imperial stout!

UPDATED: DEC 23, 2022 Draft at What’s on Tap. Opaque black with cream colored head. Chocolate and coffee aroma. Hint of vanilla.

UPDATED: JAN 6, 2021 Nitro can - about what you’d expect appearance-wise for a nitro beer - aroma and flavor heavy on roast and bitterness (a bit extreme on the palate at times), with touches of smoke around the edges - lots of coffee character and some dark fruit in the background - I appreciate how relatively dry it is considering how sweet so many breweries are making imperial stouts these days - alcohol burns a bit on the back end, lessening the enjoyment a little - fairly good.

UPDATED: OCT 5, 2020 Aroma of cappuccino, alcohol, and dark chocolate. Dark brown nitro pour with a thick mocha head. Taste is sweet cream, big hit of coffee, chocolate, milky, lots of alcohol on the finish.

UPDATED: AUG 30, 2020 Can. Jet black with a full head. Aroma of liquorice malt. Flavour is toasted malt, liquorice, raisins, long dry smoky finish.

UPDATED: MAY 29, 2020 Bottle@home, from BeerRepublic. Strong, balanced taste with dark licorice, some roasted malts and a hint of raisin. Medium/wide taste spectrum and long aftertaste with dark licorice. Medium/strong body with medium carbonation. Overall, sturdy and nicely distinctive with strong but not overly sweet licorice. 7 4 7 3 16

UPDATED: MAY 22, 2020 Nera con schiuma beige scuro opalescente, aromi di frutta rossa, cacao, cioccolato e anche erbacei e resinosi, al palato é bilanciata tra dolce e amaro e anche un leggero acidulo. Anche al palato si percepiscono anche note erbacee e resinose che vanno affievolendosi (sia all'olfatto che al gusto) con lo scaldarsi della birra. Buon retrolfatto, corpo pieno