7.9

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

8 ounce can into tulip glass, canned in 3/2019. Pours dense/opaque dark brown/black color with a thin khaki head with poor retention, that reduces to nothing pretty quickly. No glass lacing, some coconut floating around. Light streaming carbonation. Good appearance. Aromas of milk/dark chocolate, cocoa, coffee, coconut, caramel, brown sugar, toffee, fudge, brownie batter, vanilla, roasted nuts, toasted biscuit, and dark/brown bread; with lighter notes of licorice, molasses, raisin, prune, fig, date, cherry, smoke, char, leather, tobacco, herbal, grass, pepper, and yeast/roast/toasted earthiness. Light increasing booze in the aromas as it warms; a bit too fruity/yeasty, but not overwhelming. Nice and pleasant aromas with good balance and complexity of dark/roast/bready malts, coconut, light-moderate fruity yeast, and light earthy hop notes; with solid strength. Taste of huge milk/dark chocolate, cocoa, coffee, coconut, caramel, brown sugar, toffee, fudge, brownie batter, vanilla, roasted nuts, toasted biscuit, and dark/brown bread; with lighter notes of licorice, molasses, raisin, prune, fig, date, cherry, smoke, char, leather, tobacco, herbal, grass, pepper, and yeast/roast/toasted earthiness. Very mild herbal, grassy, peppery, roasted bitterness on the finish. Lingering notes of milk/dark chocolate, cocoa, coffee, coconut, caramel, brown sugar, toffee, fudge, brownie batter, vanilla, roasted nuts, toasted biscuit, dark/brown bread, licorice, molasses, dark fruit, smoke, leather, tobacco, herbal, grass, pepper, and yeast/roast/toasted earthiness on the finish for a while. Awesome complexity, robustness, and balance of dark/roast/bready malts, coconut, and light fruity yeast/earthy hop flavors; with a solid hop/roast bitter/sweet balance; and no cloying, acrid, astringent flavors after the finish. Slightly increasing dryness from lingering hop/roast bitterness. Light-medium carbonation and very full body; with a very smooth, creamy/silky/velvety/bready, and lightly slick/sticky/chalky mouthfeel that is fantastic. Mild increasing warmth of 12.9% after the finish. Overall this is an excellent flavored imperial stout. All around great complexity, robustness, and balance of dark/roast/bready malts, coconut, and light fruity yeast/earthy hop flavors; very smooth and dangerously easy to sip on for the huge ABV, with the very mildly bitter/drying finish; fantastic soft feel for the ABV. Awesome balance between super rich malts and coconut flavorings; with mild earthy hops and restrained fruity yeast. Not overly sweet/heavy from lingering dryness. A very enjoyable offering, and impressive style example. Not overwhelming on any aspect. The taste made up for the aromas.