12 oz. Bottle
When the weather gets cold I'm a big fan of imperial stouts with big, bold coffee flavor. The reputation of this beer says that this may be one of the best. Hoping it lives up to the hype.
Pours as close to black as beer gets, slight dark brown lacing. Strong coffee off the nose. Really strong coffee off the nose. Minor chocolaty sweet notes as well, but the coffee smell is amazing, like freshly ground coffee beans.
Taste reveals really strong coffee flavor. It really pops with everything associated with coffee flavor - strong coffee bitterness, some nice roasted flavor. There's minor amounts of chocolate flavor and roasted malts as well - the chocolate lingers a bit in the aftertaste, creating a nice warm, roasted bitter taste towards the back of your tongue that makes you want to take another sip. Minor notes of hazelnut and cinnamon hidden throughout the beer as well.
It's a really smooth beer. Carbonation is light/moderate presence, alcohol only has a minor presence for 9.5% ABV.
A really tasty, definitely coffee forward beer. One of my favorites in terms of just raw coffee flavor. I do wish some of the other flavors were the tiniest bit more profound, not to the point where they overtake the coffee flavor, but enough so that it would create a slightly better balance among the flavors (the flavors do become more balanced as the beer warms). A fantastic beer, and most definitely worth a shot if you can find a bottle.
Overall Rating: 4.5/5
When the weather gets cold I'm a big fan of imperial stouts with big, bold coffee flavor. The reputation of this beer says that this may be one of the best. Hoping it lives up to the hype.
Pours as close to black as beer gets, slight dark brown lacing. Strong coffee off the nose. Really strong coffee off the nose. Minor chocolaty sweet notes as well, but the coffee smell is amazing, like freshly ground coffee beans.
Taste reveals really strong coffee flavor. It really pops with everything associated with coffee flavor - strong coffee bitterness, some nice roasted flavor. There's minor amounts of chocolate flavor and roasted malts as well - the chocolate lingers a bit in the aftertaste, creating a nice warm, roasted bitter taste towards the back of your tongue that makes you want to take another sip. Minor notes of hazelnut and cinnamon hidden throughout the beer as well.
It's a really smooth beer. Carbonation is light/moderate presence, alcohol only has a minor presence for 9.5% ABV.
A really tasty, definitely coffee forward beer. One of my favorites in terms of just raw coffee flavor. I do wish some of the other flavors were the tiniest bit more profound, not to the point where they overtake the coffee flavor, but enough so that it would create a slightly better balance among the flavors (the flavors do become more balanced as the beer warms). A fantastic beer, and most definitely worth a shot if you can find a bottle.
Overall Rating: 4.5/5
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