12 ounce can into tulip glass, canned on 12/22/2016. Pours lightly hazy/cloudy golden amber/light orange color with a 1 finger fairly dense and fluffy off white 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 retaining the cap. Aromas of big medium roast coffee, vanilla, almond, cream, honey, lightly toasted biscuit, anise, licorice, and fennel; with lighter notes of milk chocolate, cocoa, and herbal/roast/toasted earthiness. Damn nice aromas with great balance and complexity of coffee, bready malt, and spice notes; with great strength. Taste of huge medium roast coffee, vanilla, almond, cream, honey, lightly toasted biscuit, anise, licorice, and fennel; with lighter notes of milk chocolate, cocoa, and herbal/roast/toasted earthiness. Mild herbal/spice and roasted coffee bitterness on the finish. Lingering notes of medium roast coffee, vanilla, almond, cream, honey, lightly toasted biscuit, anise, licorice, fennel, light chocolate/cocoa, and herbal/roast/toasted earthiness on the finish for a while. Fantastic complexity, robustness, and balance of coffee, bready malt, and spice flavors; with an awesome malt/bitter/spiciness balance, and zero cloying sweetness after the finish. Slight dryness from bitter/spiciness, lightly increasing through the glass. Light-medium carbonation and medium-full body; with a very smooth, creamy/bready, and slightly sticky/chalky balanced mouthfeel that is great. Minimal warming alcohol for 12%. Overall this a fantastic imperial coffee cream ale! All around outstanding complexity, robustness, and balance of coffee, bready malt, and spice flavors; very smooth and dangerously easy to drink for the big ABV. The spices are never overwhelming, and seem to compliment the creamed coffee flavors perfectly. A highly enjoyable offering.

Can - pours gold - nose and taste of anise, licorice liqueur and cream - medium body