Taste: 8 Finish: 7 Visual: 5 Aroma: 5
Total: 25
A Belgium style Imperial Stout. It is black as oil. No light will pass through it. The head is huge, creamy, and malty. It smells like smoke, deep roasted malt, and plums and cherries. First sip has a ton of flavor. The smokey malt hits immediately. The fruit hits next. Towards the back of the tongue is the bitterness of hops. Finally the alcohol kicks in (11.8%). The alcohol is very present but it smooths out the flavors, instead of pummeling the tongue. Interestingly, there is very little hints of chocolate or coffee. Maybe a hint of caramel.
This is a very heavy and serious stout. Given the alcohol you really have to sip it. It's a very good brew but I can't figure out why I'd want to drink it again.
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