7.6

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

First beer of the night at MrFacto’s ’Tosa tasting, brought by JPDIPSO. This really hit the spot after a long drive. Deep chocolatey brown body, thin/medium cream head. Rich chocolate and roasted malt aroma. Nice sweet chocolate flavor with dark fruit, caramel, and roast; not especially heavy but still rich, finishing with toast and a touch of alcohol. Slightly chalky. It was mentioned that this really doesn’t fit the Imperial Stout bill- I tend to agree; this almost seemed like a high ABV porter. I’d happily drink this again, however.