Christmas Roast Milkshake Stout

12 ounce can into snifter, best before 4/4/2018. Pours opaque dark brown/black color with a 1 finger dense light khaki 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 milk chocolate, cocoa, nutty dark roast coffee, caramel, vanilla, cream, toffee, and toasted dark bread; with lighter notes of coconut, bourbon, oak, dark fruit, smoke, herbal, and roast/toasted earthiness. Damn nice aromas with great balance and complexity of dark/roast/bready malt, coffee, lactose, cocoa, and light-moderate bourbon barrel notes; with great strength. Taste of big milk chocolate, cocoa, nutty dark roast coffee, caramel, vanilla, cream, toffee, and toasted dark bread; with lighter notes of coconut, bourbon, oak, dark fruit, smoke, herbal, and roast/toasted earthiness. Very mild herbal/roast bitterness on the finish. Lingering notes of milk chocolate, cocoa, nutty dark roast coffee, caramel, vanilla, cream, toffee, toasted dark bread, light bourbon/oak, herbal, and roast/toasted earthiness on the finish for a while. Great complexity, robustness, and balance of dark/roast/bready malt, coffee, lactose, cocoa, and light-moderate bourbon barrel flavors; with a nice roasted bitter/sweet balance, and zero cloying flavors after the finish. Medium carbonation and medium-plus body; with a very smooth and moderately creamy/silky/bready mouthfeel that is nice. Minimal chalky roast, oak tannins, or dryness. A bit thinner than expected, but not bad. Minimal warming alcohol for 8.5%. Overall this is an awesome imperial coffee milk stout. All around great complexity, robustness, and balance of dark/roast/bready malt, coffee, lactose, cocoa, and light-moderate bourbon barrel flavors; very smooth and easy to drink for the ABV. Not as much barrel as I hoped for, but solid. Basically like a richer Woodward Bold coffee Milkshake. Same coffee company, different blend of coffee. Great fruity/nutty coffee complexity and base beer balance. A very enjoyable offering.