I have a 12 oz can that came from my local beer shop at a customer-friendly price. Martin House is a fine Ft. Worth brewery willing to take chances with its brews. They don't always work out but usually the results are good. I open the can and tilt inside of my Cowtown tulip glass to see a highly viscous, jet black body carrying a thin head of dark brown foam that quickly dissipates. The scent has a decent start, the cherries do not overwhelm. There is also grain and chocolate. The first taste now, ah, it goes in a different direction. Not over-the-top sweet like most pastry stouts. Dark chocolate, cereal grains, cherries in an acceptable amount, leather and a touch of vanilla. I get a slight bitterness at the finish. A fine enough imperial stout, an interesting beer.