Aroma: 10 | Appearance: 9 | Mouthfeel: 10 | Flavor: 9 | Overall: 9

12oz bottle <br> 8.1% ABV <br> Milton LCBO Outlet #1 (Milton, Ontario, Canada) <br> April 4, 2017 <br> Bottled On: October 19, 2016 <br> Best Before: July 19, 2017 <br> The beer pours a solid dark brown, almost black with a very generous brown bubbly head. The aroma is dominated by roasted coffee and dark chocolate but there are hints of nutmeg present. The mouthfeel is full bodied, creamy, with average carbonation. The bottle says the beer is brewed with cocoa, coffee, peppers, vanilla, cinnamon and nutmeg and while the peppers, vanilla, and cinnamon are lost in the aroma, they can all be detected in the flavour. The peppers provide a perfect amount of heat, for me anyway, to make this the best beer I've tried in a long time.

Aroma: 9 | Appearance: 6 | Mouthfeel: 9 | Flavor: 9 | Overall: 9

330ml bottle <br> 9.2% ABv <br> Main/Bronte LCBO Outlet (Milton, Ontario, Canada) <br> April 16, 2018<br> $3.70<br> The beer poured a coca-cola brown colour with a very thin bubbly brown head which did not last. The aroma was roasted malt, some licorice, and soy sauce notes. The mouthfeel is full bodied, creamy, and good carbonation. The flavour is roasted malt, dark chocolate, and dark fruits. It tastes better than it smells.

Aroma: 9 | Appearance: 8 | Mouthfeel: 10 | Flavor: 9 | Overall: 9

355ml can<br> 10.5% ABV (as marked on can) <br> Canned On: October 23, 2017<br> Main/Bronte LCBO Outlet (Milton, Ontario, Canada) <br> April 17, 2018<br> $4.75<br> The beer pours a solid black colour and a vigourous pour created a bubbly 1” head that receded to a thin film within a couple of minutes. The aroma is roasted malt, smoked malt, soy sauce, and dark chocolate. The mouthfeel is full bodied, well carbonated, and very creamy. The flavour is roasted malt, dark chocolate, and peppery spice. Maybe even a hint of coffee. The beer came with quite a reputation and it lives up to it. An excellent beer.

Aroma: 9 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 6 | Flavor: 6 | Overall: 6

330ml bottle<br> 8.0% ABV <br> Best Before: June 15, 2019<br>Main/Bronte LCBO Outlet (Milton, Ontario, Canada) <br> April 23, 2018<br> $3.65<br> The beer pours a solid black colour with a thin half inch creamy tan coloured head. The aroma is weak oak, wood, and roasted malt, No chocolate and no coffee. The mouthfeel is medium bodied, slightly creamy, and well carbonated. The flavour is roasted malt, some oak, some smoky notes, and anise. The oak flavour lingers, and not in a good way.

Aroma: 10 | Appearance: 8 | Mouthfeel: 10 | Flavor: 8 | Overall: 8

as KBS <br> 355ml bottle <br> 12.3% ABV (as marked on bottle) <br> Best Before: February 19, 2019 <br> Main / Bronte LCBO Outlet (Milton, Ontario, Canada) <br> August 28, 2018 <br> $7.15<br> The beer pours a solid black colour with a thin creamy light brown head that sticks around for a few minutes. The aroma is on the boozy side with heavy notes of bourbon and oak up front, and subtle hints of coffee, chocolate, and vanilla. The mouthfeel is full bodied and creamy with above average carbonation. The flavour is roasted malt, coffee, oak and bourbon with some small hints of vanilla seeping through. Definitely too much barrel character for me, but an excellent beer nonetheless.

Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 9 | Mouthfeel: 8 | Flavor: 6 | Overall: 6

473ml can <br> 9.0% ABV <br> Canned On: November 6, 2020<br> LCBO Outlet #649 (Milton, Ontario, Canada - Sobey's Plaza)<br> March 6, 2021<br> $5.95<br> The beer pours a very dark coca-cola colour with a thick creamy medium brown cap that lasts a few minutes before settling to a film. The aroma is roasted malt, coffee, chocolate, light anise notes and vanilla. The mouthfeel is medium to full bodied, creamy, and average carbonation. Flavour is all roasted malt and very bitter coffee. No noticeable vanilla in the flavour, but more importantly, no noticeable alcohol flavour either.

Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 8 | Mouthfeel: 8 | Flavor: 8 | Overall: 8

473ml can <br> 9.20% ABV <br> Canned On: November 1, 2021<br> LCBO Outlet #649 (Milton, Ontario, Canada - Sobey's Plaza)<br> January 21, 2022 <br> $5.50 <br> The beer pours a solid black colour with a very thin light brown film for a head. Lacing is beautiful with waves of it down the sides of the glass. The aroma is peat, roasted malt, coffee, and chocolate. The mouthfeel is full bodied with average carbonation. The flavour is very chocolatey with a nice backbone of roasted malt. Kind of one dimensional in flavour, but at the same time, that one dimension tastes great!

Aroma: 8 | Appearance: 9 | Mouthfeel: 6 | Flavor: 7 | Overall: 7

February 10, 2023<br> LCBO Outlet #177 (Toronto, Ontario, Canada – Yonge / Sheppard)<br> 473ml can <br> 10.5% ABV <br> Canned On: October 22, 2022<br> $5.95<br> The beer pours an opaque colour with a thing brown head. The aroma is roasted malt, dark chocolate, and peat. The mouthfeel is medium to full bodied with average carbonation. The flavour is roasted malt, ashes, and coffee.

Aroma: 8 | Appearance: 9 | Mouthfeel: 8 | Flavor: 8 | Overall: 8

January 5, 2023<br> LCBO Outlet #649 (Milton, Ontario, Canada – Sobey’s Plaza)<br> 355ml can <br> 10.90% ABV<br> Canned On: September 26, 2022<br> $8.32<br> The beer pours an opaque black with a generous bubbly brown head that dissipates quickly. The aroma is roasted malt, alcohol, and chocolate. The mouthfeel is creamy and full bodied. Carbonation is average. Flavour is bitter dark chocolate, burnt wood, and some weak alcohol notes.

Aroma: 8 | Appearance: 9 | Mouthfeel: 8 | Flavor: 8 | Overall: 8

January 4, 2023<br> LCBO Outlet #649 (Milton, Ontario, Canada – Sobey’s Plaza)<br> 355ml can <br> 10.90% ABV<br> Canned On: September 26, 2022<br> $8.32<br> The beer pours an opaque black with a thing brown ring standing in for the head, and leaves no lacing. The aroma is roasted malt, nuts, chocolate, and alchol. The mouthfeel is creamy and full bodied with average carbonation. The flavour is roasted malt, burnt wood, and coffee with hints of alcohol

Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 9 | Mouthfeel: 8 | Flavor: 8 | Overall: 8

January 3, 2023<br> LCBO Outlet #649 (Milton, Ontario, Canada – Sobey’s Plaza)<br> 355ml can <br> 10.90% ABV<br> Canned On: September 23, 2022<br> $8.32<br> The beer pours an opaque black colour with a huge brown head that disappears quickly. The aroma is dominated by the smell of alcohol with hints of roasted malt and coffee. The mouthfeel is full bodied, creamy, and carbonation is average. The flavour is dark chocolate, buts, roasted malt, and coffee. The alcohol is noticeable, but not as prevalent as in the aroma.

Aroma: 8 | Appearance: 8 | Mouthfeel: 9 | Flavor: 9 | Overall: 9

March 21, 2023<br> LCBO Outlet #649 (Milton, Ontario, Canada – Sobey’s Plaza)<br> 355ml can <br> 11.0% ABV <br> Canned On: February 6, 2023<br> $4.95<br> The beer pours a solid black colour with a thin creamy brown head. The aroma is roasted malt, coffee, banana, and spices. The mouthfeel us full bodied with average carbonation. The flavour is roasted malt, caramel, molasses and dark chocolate with a definite alcohol taste.

Aroma: 9 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 8 | Flavor: 7 | Overall: 7

750ml bottle <br> 11.0% ABV <br> Queen's Quay LCBO Outlet (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) <br> March 2, 2013 <br> The beer pours a solid black colour with a thin tan ring for a head. The aroma was a disappointment, weak hints of roasted malt, coffee, vanilla, and bourbon. The mouthfeel was full bodied with mild carbonation. The flavour was roasted malt, coffee, chocolate and vanilla. Quite good, but not great. The barrels lended very little to the flavour.

Aroma: 8 | Appearance: 8 | Mouthfeel: 7 | Flavor: 8 | Overall: 7

550ml draught <br> 8.5% ABV <br> C'est What? (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) <br> March 14, 2013 <br> The beer was poured a coca-cola black colour with a thin tan ring for a head. The aroma was vanilla, coffee, chocolate, and dark fruit. The mouthfeel was medium bodied with mild carbonation. The flavour was on the sweet for a Russisan Imperial Stout. Vanilla and chocolate dominate the flavour with latent coffee hints.

Aroma: 9 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 9 | Flavor: 8 | Overall: 8

500ml bottle <br> 9.0% ABV <br> C'est What? (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) <br> April 18, 2023 <br> The beer poured a solid black colour with a 1" creamy light brown head. The aroma was very weak and the dark chocolate shines through more than anything. The mouthful was full bodied with medium carbonation. The flavour was quite complex with notes of milk chocolate and vanilla combined with roasted malts and coffee. Very enjoyable.

Aroma: 8 | Appearance: 10 | Mouthfeel: 9 | Flavor: 9 | Overall: 9

October 4, 2013<br> LCBO Outlet #511 (Toronto, Ontario, Canada – King / Spadina)<br> 500ml bottle <br> 10.0% ABV <br> $7.10 <br> The beer pours a solid black colour with a 1" foamy brown head. Aroma is roasted malt, bitter coffee, dark chocolate, and anise. Mouthfeel is creamy, full bodied and average carbonation. The flavour is dark bitter chocolate

Aroma: 9 | Appearance: 9 | Mouthfeel: 7 | Flavor: 9 | Overall: 8

October 19, 2013<br> LCBO Outlet #511 (Toronto, Ontario, Canada – King / Spadina)<br> 500ml bottle <br> 8.4% ABV (sticker placed on back of bottle) <br> $6.25<br> The beer pours a beautiful opaque black colour with a thin tan creamy head that lasted throughout. The aroma was roasted malt, dark chocolate, and coffee. The mouthfeel was medium full, with average carbonation. The flavour was a complex arrangement of dark chocolate, molasses, vanilla and coffee.

Aroma: 10 | Appearance: 9 | Mouthfeel: 10 | Flavor: 9 | Overall: 9

12oz draught <br> 10.0% ABV <br> Bar Hop (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) <br> November 12, 2013 <br> $6.50<br> The beer pours a solid blackish-brown with a dark brown creamy cap. Aroma of roasted malt, coffee, dark chocolate, and vanilla come through loud and clear. Mouthfeel is full-bodied, creamy, and with average carbonation. The flavour is roasted malt, bitter dark chocolate, and a hint of molasses. Excellent beer.

Aroma: 6 | Appearance: 4 | Mouthfeel: 4 | Flavor: 4 | Overall: 4

330ml bottle <br> 10.7% ABV (as marked on the bottle) <br> Bar Hop (Toronto, Ontario, Canada)<br> December 6, 2013 <br> $13.95<br> Note: This beer is described as an Imperial Stout. While the bar I was at has been in contact with the brewer and it's rep in Canada due to the possibility of quality issues, the brewer insists that what's in the bottle is the proper beer. The beer poured a solid reddish-broen colour with a thin tan coloured head. The aroma was yeast, dark fruits, and grains. The mouthfeel was medium bodied, with above average carbonation. The flavour was tart fruit and yeast, with some graininess. Despite what the brewer says, I believe that the beer I had was a sour Belgian Strong Ale and not an Imperial Stout as the bottle/label/brewer suggests. I have graded it as what it was supposed to be.

Aroma: 9 | Appearance: 8 | Mouthfeel: 9 | Flavor: 8 | Overall: 8

500ml bottle <br> 10% ABV <br> King/Spadina LCBO Outlet (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) <br> December 6, 2013 <br> The beer pours a solid black colour with a dark brown bubbly head. Aroma is peat, roasted malt, coffee, and vanilla. Mouthfeel is full bodied, creamy, with average carbonation. Flavour is smoke, birch, coffee, roasted malt, and anise. An excellent stout.

Aroma: 9 | Appearance: 9 | Mouthfeel: 9 | Flavor: 10 | Overall: 9

341ml bottle <br> 9.5% ABV <br> Bar Volo (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) <br> November 5, 2008 <br> <br> I was told about this beer from a bartender friend at another beer bar I frequent in the city. I'll have to thank him for the recommendation. <br> <br> The beer poured a blackish colour with brown at the edges with a thin light brown head. The aroma was roasted malt, coffee, and dark chocolate/cocoa. The mouthfeel was full-bodied, thich, and somewhat creamy. The flavour was a complex suite of coffee, chocolate, roasted malt.............followed by a bittering finish. An excellent beer.

Aroma: 8 | Appearance: 9 | Mouthfeel: 6 | Flavor: 7 | Overall: 7

550ml bottle <br> 7.0% ABV <br> Milton LCBO Outlet #1 (Milton, Ontario, Canada) <br> January 11, 2008 <br> The beer poured a coca-colour with a fluffy brown head. The aroma was dark roasted malt, bitter coffee hints, and some plums. The mouthfeel was medium-bodied, with slightly high carbonation. The taste was bitter with molasses, coffee and maltiness throughout. A very good beer

Aroma: 10 | Appearance: 9 | Mouthfeel: 9 | Flavor: 10 | Overall: 10

355ml bottle <br> 15.2% ABV <br> The Beerbistro (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) <br> January 15, 2009 <br> The beer poured a shimmering blackish-brown with a brown head, about 0.5" thick. The aroma was dark roasted malts, figs. molasses, caramel, and chocolate. The mouthfeel was full-bodied, warm, and medium carbonation. The flavour was rich, malty, lots of dark fruit and cocoa. A nice warming beer.

Aroma: 9 | Appearance: 9 | Mouthfeel: 9 | Flavor: 9 | Overall: 9

500ml bottle <br> 7.5% ABV <br> Bottled February 15, 2007 <br> Released for Sale February 17, 2009 <br> I tried this beer on February 25, 2009 at "Smokeless Joe's" in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The beer was dark brown, almost black. with a thick fluffy light brown head. The aroma was roasted malt, dark chocolate, and coffee. The mouthfeel was medium bodied, with mild carbonation. The flavour was bitter with strong hints of coffee, chocolate, and plums. A great beer

Aroma: 8 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 8 | Flavor: 7 | Overall: 7

650ml bottle <br> 10.0% ABV <br> I tried this beer on November 27, 2009 at "Smokeless Joe's" in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The beer poured an opaque brownish-black with a thin light-brown head. The aroma was roasted malt, vanilla, butterscotch, and alcohol (definitely noticeable). The mouthfeel was full bodied with medium carbonation. The flavour was sweet roasted malt, coffee, vanilla, butterscotch, a bitter finish...and alcohol.<br> <br> Without the alcohol aroma or taste, this beer would have scored higher. It's not a lot, but it was definitely noticeable in my sample.