Super deep, dark brown coloured body with a very oily glow and a thinnish, single to at most two centimetre tall tan head that fades quickly and leaves just about nothing on top after just a few seconds. Aroma of super deep and noticeable, herbal lavendar flowers up front with a lot of molasses, vanilla, cream, milk and light funkiness in the nose with some malts and sugars, but that's about it - fairly mild in the nose, for sure. Medium to Full-bodied; Very rich and pungent malt notes dominate with bunches of vanilla, cream, lactose, milk and a bit of sourness with a funky yeast quality, but the malts are definitely stronger here, as is the alcohol, the rich flavours and some oaty and caramel flavours towards the end - very pungent throughout and still showing a bit of the funkiness from the yeast at the very end. Aftertaste shows incredible complexity, pungency, richness and odd, non-consistent flavours that seemingly work well together, especially when the people who drink this seem to have a clue of what they'e got. Overall, this is a nice, pungent, potent, super complex, ultra funky and seemingly outside-the-lines beer that doesn't neatly fit into a single style and Imperial Stout it really isn't in as well. This beer has a great complexity with a rich, sweet and pungent finish especially that works well if you are looking for something different, but still strong. I sampled this sixteen ounce, pint-sized can, purchased from Merchant's [fine wine] in Dearborn, Michigan in late 2016 for US4,49 sampled at my house here in Washington nearly six years later, on 17-July-2022.

16 ounce can into tulip glass, canned on 10/27/2017. Pours fairly hazy/cloudy nearly opaque dark brown color with a 1-2 finger dense light khaki head with good retention, that reduces to a small cap that lingers. Nice spotty soapy lacing clings on the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation. Aromas of big lighty tart red/black cherry, raspberry, raisin, plum, red/green apple, red grape, pepper, clove, hay, straw, grass, dark chocolate, cocoa, coffee, and toasted dark bread; with lighter notes of nuttiness, musty funk, and yeast/roast/toasted earthiness. Damn nice aromas with great balance and complexity of fruity/spicy/light funky yeast and roast/bready malt notes; with great strength. Taste of big lighty tart red/black cherry, raspberry, raisin, plum, red/green apple, red grape, pepper, clove, hay, straw, grass, dark chocolate, cocoa, coffee, and toasted dark bread; with lighter notes of nuttiness, musty funk, and yeast/roast/toasted earthiness. Light-moderate peppery yeast spiciness, herbal/roast bitterness, and slight tartness on the finish. Lingering notes of tart red/black cherry, raspberry, raisin, plum, red/green apple, red grape, pepper, clove, hay, straw, grass, dark chocolate, cocoa, coffee, toasted dark bread, light funk, and yeast/roast/toasted earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Great complexity, robustness, and balance of fruity/spicy/light funky yeast and roast/bready malt flavors; with a great roasted bitter/sweet and yeast spiciness balance; with zero acrid/astringent flavors after the finish. Lightly increasing dryness from hop/roast bitterness, yeast spiciness, and tartness. Medium carbonation and medium-full body; with a very smooth, moderately creamy/bready/grainy, and lightly slick/sticky/chalky/acidic balanced mouthfeel that is great. Minimal warming alcohol for 9.5%. Overall this is an excellent wild imperial stout. All around great complexity, robustness, and balance of fruity/spicy/light funky yeast and roast/bready malt flavors; very smooth and easy to sip on for the big ABV, with the modestly bitter/spicy and lightly tart finish. This feels like a different beer than the one I had in 2013. I remember more lactic/vinegary notes, but this is just straight up Brett with balanced imperial stout flavors. A very enjoyable offering, no complaints.