2012 version (stubby bottles) - tasted after the Red Sox won the 2018 World Series. Head - dark brown Still boozy with raisins and plums.

0.65l bottle from 2010 shared with The Tasting Crew. This one pours a deep dark brown body with a small quite bubbly off-white head. It has this lovely roasted and almost on the verge of burned-roasted aroma with a, for the first time for me, fantastic nice roasted cardboard thing. I also get both sweet and salty licorice in this one. Flavor: both salty with a tone of acidity. There's soy sauce and a strong roasty dryness. I'm surprised that it's so acidic. Coffee acidic perhaps? Almost a coffee machine this. Fantastic! 27.07.2012

Sampled at gregwilsonstl's house. It poured a black color with a tan head. The aroma was of roasted malts, chocolate, vanilla and coffee. The taste was similar to the aroma with more roasted malts, chocolate, vanilla, coffee with medium carbonation and a nice aftertaste. Not bad for a 2009 vintage. Nice.

It pours dark brown with an off white head. The aroma has soy sauce, heavy roast and dark roast.. It has medium body with mild carbonation. The taste is soured, funky and of..... But it's 2009. Sure better fresh and such, but won't have that opportunity

Sampled at Gregwilsonstl’s tasting. Almost black with just a little tan foam. Glad to get a shot at this. ‘09 version. Dark malts with raspberries. Earth and tobacco. Chocolate under that. A lot going on and I am not sure all of it is intended. Still, it has held up well.

UPDATED: NOV 19, 2017 Oxidized. Dark black. Good but not great. This was probably amazing in 2009. Tasted at my Plants and Animals Bottle share.

Bottle split at RB Best Encomium share, Santa Rosa, 30/01/16 - Big Thanks to Moe Juck aka Wald Bizzard for hooking me up with this juant! 2009 vintage. Pitch black with a well presented tan head. Nose is rich dark malts, light soy xauce, tangy dark fruits, chocolate dipped raisins. Taste comprises red berry notes, chocolate, burnt toffee, roast malts, molasses, black forest gateaux, raspberry tang, earthy. Full bodied, fine carbonation, light warming boost in the close. Solid well rounded impy but a touch past its best now I imagine.

Bottle shared at Ratebeer awards show. 30/01/2016. Huge thanks! 2009 bottle. A clear depp black / brown coloured pour with reddy hues and a reluctant tan head. Aroma is dark chocolate malts, rih, jammy fruits, strawberry. Flavour is composed of brown sugars, dark choc, fruits esters, strawberry, tangy raspberry. Palate is full sticky sweet, full bodies, moderate carbonation. .. Very well balanced and drinkable for such a big beer.

2010 bottle thanks to Toby. Pours out a black topped with a small tan head. Nose is rich roast malts cocoa some plum and coffee. Taste is more of the heavy roast malts chocolate cocoa some vanilla and that coffee. We did this with kabert and black Albert aswell all 3.

UPDATED: MAY 24, 2016 Thanks to my cousin. We’ve been wanting to try this for a while - it has been in the cellar for 6 years. Lots if grain/bread in the flavor. A little sharp and spicy, with amber-like notes and molasses. Impressive but overrated sorry to say (I think this was the #1 brew at Beer Advocate for a while, but we know how good their ratings are, don’t we?).