12 ounce bottle into snifter, 2017 vintage. Slight gusher opener. Pours opaque dark brown/black color with a 1-2 finger fairly dense and rocky tan head with awesome retention, that reduces to a nice cap that lingers. Nice spotty soapy lacing clings on the glass, with a moderate amount of streaming carbonation retaining the cap. Aromas of big milk/dark chocolate, cocoa, coffee, caramel, vanilla, cream, toffee, fudge brownie, marshmallow, brown sugar, cinnamon, ginger, chipotle peppers, bourbon, toasted oak, and dark/brown bread; with light notes of coconut, licorice, molasses, dark fruit, smoke, char, herbal, and roast/toast/oaky earthiness. Touch of booze in the aroma as it warmed, but very minimal. Damn nice aromas with great balance and complexity of dark/roast/bready malt, lactose, spices, and bourbon barrel notes; with great strength. Taste of huge milk/dark chocolate, cocoa, coffee, caramel, vanilla, cream, toffee, fudge brownie, marshmallow, brown sugar, cinnamon, ginger, chipotle peppers, bourbon, toasted oak, and dark/brown bread; with light notes of coconut, licorice, molasses, dark fruit, smoke, char, herbal, and roast/toast/oaky earthiness. Mild herbal/roast/char bitterness and pepper/bourbon/oak tannin spiciness on the finish. Lingering notes of milk/dark chocolate, cocoa, coffee, caramel, vanilla, cream, toffee, fudge brownie, marshmallow, brown sugar, cinnamon, ginger, chipotle peppers, bourbon, toasted oak, dark/brown bread, light molasses/dark fruit, herbal, and roast/toast/oaky earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Incredible complexity, robustness, and balance of dark/roast/bready malt, lactose, spices, and bourbon barrel flavors; with an amazing roasted bitter/sweet and pepper/bourbon/oak spiciness balance; with no cloying/acrid flavors after the finish. Lightly increasing dryness from bitter/spiciness and carbonation. Medium-high carbonation and fairly full body; with a very smooth, creamy/silky/bready, and lightly sticky/chalky/tannic mouthfeel that is great. Minimal warmth/barrel booze for 11%. Lightly increasing pepper heat through the glass. Overall this is an amazing barrel aged spiced imperial stout! All around incredible complexity, robustness, and balance of dark/roast/bready malt, lactose, spices, and bourbon barrel flavors; very smooth and dangerously easy to sip on for the big ABV with the mildly bitter/spicy finish. The over carbonation was only a slight detriment to mouthfeel, would have definitely bumped the score up if it were lower. Still felt really silky. This tastes exactly like BBA fudge/spice cookies. Amazing balance of rich malts and spices, with perfect barrel integration. Not overwhelming on any aspect. A highly enjoyable offering, and amazing dessert style stout as expected. Definitely want to try a bottle with lower carbonation in the future.

Bottle - pours dark brown tan head - nose/taste of ginger, cinnamon, bourbon, chili peppers and milk sugar - medium body.