20 oz. Bottle
Pours a dark brown, borderline black with a thin dark brown lacing for head. Smells almost entirely of chocolate, some roasted malt and vanilla in there, and a tiny bit of coffee bitterness. But definitely overwhelmingly of chocolate.
On first taste, some nice roasted malts, and some bitterness from hops/faint traces of coffee. Mouth feel is smooth and creamy, which really adds to the overall experience of this beer.
But wow. Chocolate. Some bitterness to add to the faint coffee and hops from dark chocolate and a nice comforting warmth from milk chocolate. Really amazing blend of chocolate flavors that really are pushed to the forefront of this stout. The malty flavors really add to the experience and make the chocolate pop.
The bitterness on the end from the hops (and maybe from the coffee) seems a little out of place. Overall a really fantastic beer though. Alcohol content of 10% is pretty well hidden - I think that if it wasn't for the bitterness towards the end highlighting the other flavors of this imperial stout that the alcohol would almost be completely hidden - the small amount of alcohol taste, though, almost adds complete balance to this beer. Carbonation is moderately low.
I'm really not sure of this beer, though I did enjoy it. It's overwhelmingly sweet, but in a good way. The chocolate flavor is really amazing, on that Southern Tier definitely delivers.
Overall Rating: 4/5
Pours a dark brown, borderline black with a thin dark brown lacing for head. Smells almost entirely of chocolate, some roasted malt and vanilla in there, and a tiny bit of coffee bitterness. But definitely overwhelmingly of chocolate.
On first taste, some nice roasted malts, and some bitterness from hops/faint traces of coffee. Mouth feel is smooth and creamy, which really adds to the overall experience of this beer.
But wow. Chocolate. Some bitterness to add to the faint coffee and hops from dark chocolate and a nice comforting warmth from milk chocolate. Really amazing blend of chocolate flavors that really are pushed to the forefront of this stout. The malty flavors really add to the experience and make the chocolate pop.
The bitterness on the end from the hops (and maybe from the coffee) seems a little out of place. Overall a really fantastic beer though. Alcohol content of 10% is pretty well hidden - I think that if it wasn't for the bitterness towards the end highlighting the other flavors of this imperial stout that the alcohol would almost be completely hidden - the small amount of alcohol taste, though, almost adds complete balance to this beer. Carbonation is moderately low.
I'm really not sure of this beer, though I did enjoy it. It's overwhelmingly sweet, but in a good way. The chocolate flavor is really amazing, on that Southern Tier definitely delivers.
Overall Rating: 4/5
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