12 ounce can into tulip glass; no can dating, but was just released. Pours dense opaque dark brown/black color with a 1-2 finger dense and rocky tan head with fantastic retention, that reduces to a nice cap that lingers. Thick soapy lacing clings on the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation. Fantastic appearance. Aromas of big milk/dark chocolate, cocoa, coffee, maple syrup, caramel, brown sugar, toffee, vanilla, bourbon, fudge, brownie/cake batter, marshmallow, toasted oak, roasted nuts, biscuit, and dark/brown bread/crust; with lighter notes of coconut, licorice, molasses, dark fruit, smoke, charcoal, herbal, grass, pepper, pine, and yeast/roast/toast/oaky earthiness. Very minimal booze n the aromas as it warms. Damn nice aromas with great balance and complexity of dark/black/roast/bready malts/oats, maple syrup, vanilla; and moderate bourbon barrel, earthy hop notes; with great strength. Taste of huge milk/dark chocolate, cocoa, coffee, maple syrup, caramel, brown sugar, toffee, vanilla, bourbon, fudge, brownie/cake batter, marshmallow, toasted oak, roasted nuts, biscuit, and dark/brown bread/crust; with lighter notes of coconut, licorice, molasses, dark fruit, smoke, charcoal, herbal, grass, pepper, pine, and yeast/roast/toast/oaky earthiness. Light-moderate pine, herbal, grassy, peppery hops; roast, charred bitterness; and bourbon/oak tannin spiciness on the finish. Lingering notes of milk/dark chocolate, cocoa, coffee, maple syrup, caramel, brown sugar, toffee, vanilla, bourbon, fudge, brownie/cake batter, marshmallow, toasted oak, roasted nuts, biscuit, dark/brown bread/crust, coconut, licorice, molasses, dark fruit, smoke, charcoal, herbal, grass, pepper, pine, and yeast/roast/toast/oaky earthiness on the finish for a while. Amazing complexity, robustness, and balance of dark/black/roast/bready malts/oats, maple syrup, vanilla; and moderate bourbon barrel, earthy hop flavors; with an awesome hop/roast bitter/sweet and bourbon/oak spiciness balance; with no cloying, acrid, astringent flavors after the finish. Lightly increasing dryness from lingering hop/char bitterness, and bourbon/oak spiciness after the finish. Medium carbonation and fairly full body; with a very smooth, creamy/silky/velvety/bready, fairly sticky/chalky, and lightly slick/tannic mouthfeel that is fantastic. Mild increasing warmth of 10%, with no barrel booze lingering after the finish. Overall this is an amazing flavored barrel aged imperial stout! All around incredible complexity, robustness, and balance of dark/black/roast/bready malts/oats, maple syrup, vanilla; and moderate bourbon barrel, earthy hop flavors; very smooth and dangerously easy to drink for the big ABV, with the modestly bitter/charred/tannic/drying finish. Amazing balance of super rich malts/oats, vanilla, and maple syrup flavorings; great barrel presence/integration, and balancing earthy hops against sweetness. Not overly boozy/tannic on barrels, or overly sweet/heavy from lingering dryness. A highly amazing offering, and top tier style example. Reminds me of YGOFT without the cinnamon all around.