Sampled at EBF08. Dark amber. Bubbly, beige head. Loads of chocolate and sweet fruits Soft and smooth mouthfeel. Chocolate, coffee and some vanilla.

This beer had a nice, black pour with a thin, tan head. The aroma had caramel and alcohol, with an underlying note of plums. The body has a nice bready maltiness with some chocolate in it. It finishes well with a slight smokiness. This is a very tasty beer.

Pours darkest brown with highlights somewhere between mahogany and sepia. Thick dark tan head leaves some fine sheets of lacing while displaying good retention. Rich boozy chocolate aroma with cocoa powder, roasted coffee, and the subtle signature of figs. Sweet flavor, with chocolate cookie malts, a mild roasted bitterness, and touch of alcohol. Finish is dry and astringent with a light metallicness. Very crisp finish for a dark, 8% abv beer. Body is oddly light and airy. Good drinkability, but a little cloying.

Poured from bottle an inky black with large brown head. Aroma is slightly boozy with coffee liqueur, bread, caramel, and faint traces of grain. Flavor is boozy and sweet with brandy, caramel, bread, plum, a touch of coffee, and soft roasted grains. Palate is sticky sweet with a little tartness, a very big alcohol presence and some bitter as the alcohol warms in the mouth. Flavors are interesting. I liked drinking this one but probably would not want more than one at a sitting.

Bottle, 8.3% at EBF08. Lagery aroma. Sweet flavour, liquorice. Warming alcohol. Clear very dark brown colour.