UPDATED: APR 6, 2024 6/4/2024. Can from Beautiful Beers, Bury St Edmunds. As Stone Imperial Stout. 2022. Pours jet black with a tan coloured head. Aroma is dark chocolate, nutty, dried fruits, liquorice, coffee, roasted malt. Moderate sweetness, medium to heavy roasted bitterness. Full bodied, smooth, average to soft carbonation. Enjoyed this, though I do recall having this served as a big bottle in my pre-rating days and recall that being more of a wow.

UPDATED: FEB 2, 2024 Tap at FOB, Rimini, Italy. Pours dark, practically black, with light brown foam, fine and stable. Aroma is intense, perceivable from afar, nutty, with some vanilla, dark chocolate, not so much coffee. Body is average, though nicely smooth and a little oily, with soft carbonation. Taste is intense as well, with medium sweetness and some good burnt bitterness. Final is a little chewy and bitter and spicy.

UPDATED: DEC 9, 2023 Copenhagen 9/12 2023. 35,5 cl can picked up at Meny, Borups Allé half a yer ago. As 'Stone Imperial Stout'. Black and blue can with Stone's iconic Devil head. Pours opaque dark brown with a big beige head. Stable. Settles as thin patch of foam unable of covering the surface of the beer. Moderate lacing. Aroma is fairly intense with a dark malty and toasted odor hiding a sharp edge of dark alcohol Caramel, toffee and brown sugar. Dark chocolate and licorice. whiff of Calvados Light carbonation. Medium thick, oily, soft, slightly viscous, almost flat texture. Flavor is intense with a strong sweetness followed and balanced by a strong bitterness. Aftertaste is bitter dark licorice. Lingering. Finish is rather dry. Fine potent boozer.

UPDATED: NOV 30, 2023 Svart med lys brunt skum. Lukter lakris, mørk sjokolade og noe kaffe. Fyldig. Maltig, bittersalt. Smaker salt lakris mot salmiakklakris, noe mørk sjokolade og kaffe. Lang.

UPDATED: NOV 24, 2023 To me this is the epitome of a classic imperial stout. Thoroughly enjoyable and satisfying with nothing to fault.

UPDATED: OCT 26, 2023 Can from LCB. Pours a jet black, with nice tanned head. Aroma of roasted malts, coffee, chocolate, some liquorice. Taste is roasty with a creaminess, even a hint of coconut, along with coffee, chocolate, liquorice and blackcurrant. Mid to full bodied. Excellent.

UPDATED: OCT 23, 2023 Can. Color: Black, brown head. Aroma: Roasted malt, coffee, licorice. Taste: Dark roasted malt, some licorice, coffee and dark chocolate. Sweetish but definitely not too sweet. Strong bitter hoppy backbone. Dense mouthfeel. Smooth. Over moderate sweet and over moderate to medium bitterness. Full body, below average carbonation. Very long lasting bitter and dry finish. Stone Brewing keeps amazing me. Great IRS!

UPDATED: AUG 28, 2023 Bara att buga sig för bryggmästaren. Här är något som är precis fulländat. Allt på rätt plats för en Stout. Inget som sticker ut - allt avstämt till perfektion. NJUT!

UPDATED: AUG 13, 2023 35.5cl blik. Helder donker bruin kleur, fijne romige bruine, stabiel, blijvend en wel klevend. De geur is chocolade en zoethout. Smaak is zoet, koffie, chocolade en zoethout. Vol body en veel koolzuur.

UPDATED: AUG 3, 2023 Burk från Systembolaget. Svart öl med beiget skum. Trevlig stout med fina toner av choklad, rostad malt, kaffe och soja. Torr fin avslutning.