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

500ml bottle <br> 9.4% ABV <br> Best Before September 14, 2013 <br> Milton LCBO Outlet #1 (Milton, Ontario, Canada) <br> December 20, 2010 <br> The beer poured a black colour with a brown generous head that reduced itself in half in no time before sticking around. The aroma is smoked wood, roasted malt, licorice, and coffee. The mouthfeel was medium bodied with medium carbonation. The flavour is smoked pork, roasted malt, coffee, and some vanilla hints. The smoke flavour lingers in the mouth.

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

500ml bottle <br> 9.0% ABV <br> The Beerbistro (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) <br> January 12, 2011 <br> The beer poured a solid black colour with a rocky, foamy, brown head. The aroma was roasted malt, cocoa, licorice, and vanilla. Thr mouthfeel was full bodied, sloightly creamy, and mildly carbonated. The flavour is dark malt, chocolate, and coffee. An excellent beer.

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

April 15, 2011 <br> Beerbistro, The (Toronto, Ontario, Canada – 18 King Street East) <br> 12oz bottle <br> 9.1% ABV <br> $9.05<br> The beer poured a jet black, with a generous, creamy light brown head. The aroma was roasted malt, coffee, and dark chocolate. The mouthfeel was full-bodied, creamy, and mildly carbonated. The flavour was roasted malt, coffee, and a very noticeable hop bitterness.

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

500ml bottle <br> 7.4% ABV <br> Queen's Quay LCBO Outlet (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) <br> November 19, 2011 <br> The beer poured a solid dark brown colour with a bubbly brown head. The aroma was roasted malt, coffee, chocolate, and vanilla. The mouthfeel was full bodied, creamy, and medium carbonated. The flavour was roasted malt, coffee, and caramel. Very good beer.

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

500ml bottle <br> 8.0% ABV (as written on bottle) <br> Bottled On: November 9, 2011 <br> Queen's Quay LCBO Outlet (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) <br> November 20, 2011 <br> The beer poured a brownish-black with a thin light brown head which lingered a while. The aroma was roasted malt, coffee, dark chocolate, and vanilla. Mouthfeel is full bodied, creamy, and medium carbonated. The flavour is dark chocolate, roasted nuts, and coffee.

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

341ml bottle (in canister) <br> 9.2% ABV (as written on canister) <br> 2011 Vintage <br> Milton LCBO Outlet #1 (Milton, Ontario, Canada) <br> December 13, 2011 <br> I tried this beer on December 13, 2011 after purchasing from one of my local LCBO outlets. The beer poured a pitch black colour with a 1" dark brown head that stuck around. The aroma was roasted malt, vanilla, coffee and molasses. The mouthfeel was creamy and full-bodied with good carbonation. Flavour was coffee, molasses and a hint of smoke. Well worth it.

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

December 16, 2011 <br> Bar Volo (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) <br> 500ml bottle <br> 9.0% ABV <br> $13.50 <br> The beer poured a solid black colour with a thin creamy tan coloured head. Aroma was pretty standard with roasted malt, coffee and chocolate. The mouthfeel was medium bodied, creamy with medium carbonation. The flavour mirrored the aroma with coffee and chocolate notes. .

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

Nickel Brook Imperial Stout 550ml draught <br> 9.0% ABV <br> I tried this beer on draught on December 30, 2011 at "C'est What" in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The beer poured a solid dark brown with black edges and a creamy brown coloured cap. The aroma is roasted malt, coffee, and chocolate with hints of bourbon. The mouthfeel was full bodied with medium carbonation. The flavour was roasted malt, lots of coffee, and a splash of vanilla. The best Nickel Brook beer I've had to date.

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

550ml draught <br> 8.0% ABV <br> C'est What (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) <br> February 3, 2012 <br> The beer poured a very dark brown with blackened hues. The aroma was roasted malt, coffee, molasses, and licorice. The mouthfeel was medium-full bodied with medium carbonation. The flavour was bitter coffee, roasted malt, chocolate, and some citrusy backdrops. Quite bitter.

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

February 10, 2012<br> C’est What (Toronto, Ontario, Canada – 67 Front Street West) <br> 550ml draught <br> 8.0% ABV <br> $7.44<br> The beer poured a dark brown, almost black with a thin creamy tan head. The aroma is roasted malt, coffee, vanilla, licorice, and chocolate. The mouthfeel is medium bodied with medium carbonation. The flavour is bitter dark chocolate, some licorice, and coffee. Very enjoyable, but not sure it lives up to the hype.

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

February 29, 2008<br> The Beerbistro (Toronto, Ontario, Canada - 18 King Street East) <br> 12oz bottle <br> 10.60% ABV <br> Bottled On: Unknown<br> $10.90<br> The beer poured black with no head. The aroma was roasted malt, some coffee hints, dark cocoa, and some slight cherryish hints. The mouthfeel was smooth, full-bodied, and very little carbonation. The flavour was malty, chocolatey, with a little bit of hoppy bitterness.

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

341ml bottle <br> 9.0% ABV (as written on the bottle) <br> C'est What? (Toronto, Ontario) <br> february 22, 2013 <br> The beer poured a solid black colour with a thin tan ring for a head. The aroma is roasted malt, coffee, dark chocolate, and plums. The mouthfeel is fill bodied and well carbonated. The flavour is smooth dark chocolate, coffee, and some sweet fruit. Very good, quite decadent.

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

November 5, 2008<br> Bar Volo (Toronto, Ontario, Canada – 587 Yonge Street)<br> 341ml bottle<br> 9.50% ABV<br> Bottled On: Unknown<br> $9.95<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

January 11, 2009<br> LCBO Outlet #255 (Milton, Ontario, Canada – Main / Bronte)<br> 550ml bottle<br> 7.00% ABV<br> Bottled On: Unknown<br> $3.60<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: 9 | Appearance: 10 | Mouthfeel: 9 | Flavor: 10 | Overall: 10

January 15, 2009<br> Beerbistro, The (Toronto, Ontario, Canada – 18 King Street East)<br> 12oz bottle<br> 15.20% ABV (as marked on bottle)<br> Bottled On: Unknown<br> $10.60<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

February 25, 2009<br> Smokeless Joe’s (Toronto, Ontario, Canada – 125 John Street)<br> 500ml bottle<br> 7.50% ABv<br> Bottled On: 2007 Vintage<br> $20.00<br> 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.

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

December 24, 2007<br> LCBO Outlet #255 (Milton, Ontario, Canada – Main / Bronte) <br> 355ml bottle<br> 6.70% ABV<br> Bottled On: Unknown<br> $2.50<br> The beer pours a coca-cola black with a huge chocolate milk coloured frothy head. The aroma consists of roasted malts and some chocolate tinges. The mouthfeel is medium-bodied with little carbonation. The flavour is very similar to the 95% Cocoa Lindt chocolate.

Aroma: 2 | Appearance: 6 | Mouthfeel: 4 | Flavor: 3 | Overall: 3

July 13, 2007<br> Casey’s Bar and Grill (Toronto, Ontario, Canada – 123 Front Street West) <br> 20oz draught<br> 5.00% ABV <br> Kegged On: Unknown<br> $4.75<br> The beer was a translucent pale gold colour with little or no head. Aroma? What aroma? I seriously thought I was smelling water. The mouthfeel was crisp and clean with quite a bit of carbonation. The taste was weak and thin-bodied. I followed it up with a Keith’s Red....and that was a mistake in and of itself.