UPDATED: APR 2, 2024 From a 330ml bottle on 2/4/2024 (vintage 2020). Pours a deepest brown with virtually no head. Has a light chocolate nose with some hints of coffee. Tastes of bitter dark chocolate, caramel, licorice, dark/dry fruit and a good dash of soy. Finishes with a strong, lingering, boozy, slightly chemical tasting bitterness. The body is thinner than expected and the mouthfeel oily, with softish carbonation. With the huge rep, I was expecting something special but it's actually pretty underwhelming. Drinkable but wouldn't have again.

UPDATED: FEB 3, 2024 Ero mezzo addormentato a guardarmi un live dei Pink Floyd, quando ho detto mi bevo una birra. Penso di aver bevuto una delle cose più buone del pianeta, e semplicemente stratosferica.

UPDATED: JAN 18, 2024 Bottle, 0.33l. Black pour, no head. No lacing. Very nice on the nose, liquor, smoke, dried fruits, figs. Chocolate notes in the background. Full body, soft carbonation. Smooth mouthfeel and texture, oily, chewy, creamy. Very nice. Roasty bittersweet taste, nicely balanced, definitely more on the bitter side. Aroma of roasted malt, caramel, toffee, brown sugar. Dried fruits, figs, licorice. Coffee and dark chocolate, light smoke notes in the background. Warming alcohol. Slightly sticky. Long lasting finish, liquory, sticky, dry, roasty and bitter. Fine brew. One to enjoy slowly.

UPDATED: DEC 31, 2023 330ml bottle. Black shade with tan head. Flavours are leathery, dark fruits, ash, dark chocolate. It has some decent complexity, is very well balanced and not overly sweet.

UPDATED: DEC 24, 2023 5oz pour at Stillwell Beer Bar, Halifax. Roasted malt, chocolate, coffee. Soft, smooth and nicely rounded.

UPDATED: OCT 18, 2023 330-ml bottle most recently from bierhuis. good head, roasty (cold) nose, creamy, roasty, malty, chocolate, coffee, melded great.

UPDATED: SEP 28, 2023 Bottle from Las Buenas Pulgas, served at home in a snifter glass. Black colour, small head with short retention, just a line of lacing. Aroma of wood, varnish, rubber,raisins, red fruits, chocolate, licorice, anise. Medium to full body, creamy texture, flat carbonation. Sweet finish. Taste follows the aroma, with the additon of a spicy notes. Very good.

UPDATED: SEP 14, 2023 Pours pitch black. A few bubbles of dark yellow/brownish head disappear very quickly; ok for the abv. A well integrated and quite deep aroma, though not especially strong (was probably expecting something more vivid). A sugary (brown sugar) and caramel malty base with a touch of alcohol (kinda reminds of rum), quite some fruitiness (dried/dark fruits, fruit cake), licorice, only a hint of coffee on the back of things. Definitely smells like a bsda. Taste notes follow the aroma closely; good definition and very nice depth, good enough intensity (perhaps still not as intense as i'd expect a 13% beer to be). A sweet edge in the mouth with a dry enough, clean finish and a bit of sweet/fruity reminiscence in the aftertaste. Quite warming with well hidden alcohol. As mentioned, much more a classic belgian strong dark/quadrupel than an imperial stout, with pretty much no roasted character and only a hint of coffee. Dense bodied as obvious with pretty ligh carbonation; a semi-full, quite creamy mouthfeel. Very nice, but not that special to me.

UPDATED: SEP 12, 2023 330 ml bottle. Bottled 22/03/2022. Wow, This used to be really exclusive beer! Pretty awesome it now offered to the common beer drinker. Aroma is coffee, dark chocolate, and some bitter roast. Hints of prunes, vanilla and caramel. Full thick body with some alcohol warmth after the sip. Very flavorful and well-rounded.

UPDATED: AUG 4, 2023 This is impressive. Complex for a stout at 13%. Lovely marriage of chocolate, espresso, spice, cherries, with a hoppy brightness. One to sip and savour. Who needs adjuncts?