Score
7.41
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Jet black with a rich light brown head. Chocolate and vanilla. Rich chocolate, vanilla and caramel.
473ml can. (10.5% ABV) Pours an opaque black with a small, creamy, long lasting, tan head that laces nicely. Sweet aroma of roasted malt, caramel, butterscotch, milk chocolate, licorice, vanilla and light coffee. Sweet flavour of roasted malt, licorice, dark chocolate, molasses, oats, vanilla and bitter coffee in a dry, boozy finish. Full body with a thick, sticky, creamy, oily texture and soft carbonation. An excellent dessert beer to sip on.
16 ounce can into snifter, canned on 12/21/2017. Pours opaque dark brown/black color with a 2 finger dense tan head with amazing retention, that reduces to a large cap that lasts the whole glass. Thick soapy lacing clings on the glass. Insane appearance. Aromas of big milk chocolate, cocoa, coffee, caramel, toffee, vanilla, cream, marshmallow, fudge, graham cracker, coconut, cookie dough, and toasted dark bread; with light notes of molasses, dark fruit, smoke, and roast/toasted earthiness. Damn nice aromas with great balance and complexity of dark/roast/bready malt, vanilla, cocoa, and cookie dough notes; with great strength. Taste of huge big milk chocolate, cocoa, coffee, caramel, toffee, vanilla, cream, marshmallow, fudge, graham cracker, coconut, cookie dough, and toasted dark bread; with light notes of molasses, dark fruit, smoke, and roast/toasted earthiness. Very mild roast bitterness on the finish. Lingering notes of milk chocolate, cocoa, coffee, caramel, toffee, vanilla, cream, marshmallow, fudge, graham cracker, coconut, cookie dough, toasted dark bread, light molasses/smoke, roast/toasted earthiness on the finish for a while. Incredible complexity, robustness, and balance of dark/roast/bready malt, vanilla, cocoa, and cookie dough flavors; with a solid roasted bitter/sweet balance, and zero cloying sweetness after the finish. Light-medium carbonation and very full body; with a very smooth, creamy, silky, and velvety mouthfeel that is amazing. Minimal chalky roast or dryness. Minimal warming alcohol for 10.5%. Overall this is an insane flavored imperial dessert stout! All around amazing complexity, robustness, and balance of dark/roast/bready malt, vanilla, cocoa, and cookie dough flavors; very smooth and dangerously easy to sip on for the big ABV. Insanely rich, decadent, and complex; but never overly sweet. Perfect balance of malts and flavorings. A highly amazing offering.