Peanut and hazelnut nose. Black, thin tan head, good lace. Coffee, hazelnut, dark chocolate. Medium body, easy carbonation, some astringency. I would love to see a richer imperial stout version of this beer’s components.

12 ounce bottle into pint glass, bottled on 2/22/2017. Pours fairly clear very dark ruby/brown color with a 1-2 finger fairly dense and fluffy light khaki head with good retention, that reduces to a small cap that lingers. Light spotty soapy lacing clings down the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation retaining the cap. Aromas of huge peanut butter, milk/dark chocolate, cocoa, coffee, caramel, brown sugar, toffee, toasted brown bread, light herbal/vanilla, and roast/toasted earthiness. Incredible aromas with fantastic balance and complexity of dark/roast/bready malt, peanut butter, and coffee notes; with big strength. Taste of huge peanut butter, milk/dark chocolate, cocoa, coffee, caramel, brown sugar, toffee, toasted brown bread, light herbal/vanilla, and roast/toasted earthiness. Light herbal hop and roasted coffee bitterness on the finish. Lingering notes of peanut butter, milk/dark chocolate, cocoa, coffee, caramel, brown sugar, toffee, toasted brown bread, light herbal/vanilla, and roast/toasted earthiness on the finish for a while. Incredible complexity, robustness, and balance of dark/roast/bready malt, peanut butter, and coffee flavors; with an awesome roasted bitter/sweet balance; and zero cloying/astringent flavors after the finish. Light dryness from hop/roasted bitterness, lightly increasing through the glass. Medium carbonation and body; with a very smooth, moderately creamy/bready, and slightly sticky/chalky balanced mouthfeel that is great. Zero warming alcohol as expected of 6.2%. Overall this is an incredible flavored American porter style! All around fantastic complexity, robustness, and balance of dark/roast/bready malt, peanut butter, and coffee flavors; very smooth and easy to drink. Very rich and complex for the modest ABV; with deeper roasted complexity than the base beer from the added coffee, and also felt stronger on the PB in the flavors. A highly enjoyable offering.