Nitro Series: Nitro Irish Stout

13.6 ounce can into imperial pint glass, best before 6/3/2018. Pours crystal clear nearly opaque dark brown/black color with a 1-2 finger dense and creamy light khaki head with amazing retention, that reduces to a large cap that lasts the whole glass. Thick creamy lacing clings on the glass. Amazing appearance. Aromas of dark chocolate, cocoa, coffee, brown sugar, toasted dark bread, and nuttiness; with light notes of smoke, char, dark fruit, herbal, grass, pepper, and yeast/roast/toasted earthiness. Very nice aromas with good balance and complexity of roast/bready malt and light fruity yeast/earthy hop notes; with great strength. Taste of dark chocolate, cocoa, coffee, brown sugar, toasted dark bread, and nuttiness; with light notes of smoke, char, dark fruit, herbal, grass, pepper, and yeast/roast/toasted earthiness. Mild herbal/grassy/spicy hop and roast/char bitterness on the finish. Lingering notes of dark chocolate, cocoa, coffee, brown sugar, toasted dark bread, nuttiness, light smoke/char, herbal, grass, pepper, and yeast/roast/toasted earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Great complexity, robustness, and balance of roast/bready malt and light fruity yeast/earthy hop flavors; with a nice roast/hop bitter/sweet balance; and no acrid/astringent flavors after the finish. Lightly increasing dryness from lingering hop/roast bitterness. Light carbonation and light-medium body; with a very smooth, creamy/silky/grainy, and lightly sticky/chalky mouthfeel that is great. Zero warming alcohol as expected of 4.8%. Overall this is a great Irish dry stout. All around great complexity, robustness, and balance of roast/bready malt and light fruity yeast/earthy hop flavors; very smooth and easy to drink with the mildly bitter/charred/drying finish. Very flavorful and not watery for the ABV. Very clean and nicely rich malt complexity; with mild fruity yeast and earthy hops against sweetness. A very enjoyable offering, and spot on style example.