Poured into a snifter, the appearance was a dark black color with a good finger’s worth of white foamy head that dissipated at a nice pace. Speckled clingy lace.
The aroma had some milk chocolate, toast, coffee, dark fruit, vanilla and smoke.
The flavor blended the sweet to the smoke and added a touch of roast. Sly dry woody to slightly smokey and roasty sort of aftertaste leading into the finish.
On the palate, this one sat about a light to medium on the body with a fair sessionability about it. Decent carbonation. ABV felt as projected by the brewer.
Overall, really nice imperial porter. Wish I had more.