6.6

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

7.1

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Keg at the brewery. Dark brown, large creamy tan head, good retention. Aroma of roast, coffee, dark chocolate. Taste is roasted malt, dark chocolate, coffee, booze. Medium bodied, mild heat.

8.4

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

22 ounce bottle into snifter, bottled on 11/28/2014. Pours pitch black color with a 2 finger dense dark tan head with great retention, that reduces to a small cap that lingers. Nice spotty soapy lacing clings around the glass. Aromas of huge dark roasted coffee, dark chocolate, cocoa, toast, toffee, light molasses, light smoke/char, light vanilla, and roasted earthiness. Outstanding aromas with great balance and complexity of big coffee and dark/roasted malt notes; with great strength. Taste of big dark roasted coffee, dark chocolate, cocoa, toast, toffee, light molasses, light smoke/char, light vanilla, and roasted earthiness. Good amount of dark roasted coffee bitterness on the finish; with lingering notes of coffee, dark chocolate, cocoa, toast, toffee, light molasses/vanilla and roast/char earthiness on the finish for a while. Damn nice complexity, robustness, and balance of big coffee and dark/roasted malt flavors; with a good roasted bitterness/sweetness balance and zero cloying flavors after the finish. Medium carbonation and medium-full bodied; with very smooth, moderately creamy, and lightly sticky/chalky mouthfeel that is nice. Alcohol is well hidden with only a light warming present after the finish. Overall this is an awesome imperial coffee stout. All around great complexity, robustness, and balance of big coffee and dark/roasted malt flavors; and very smooth to sip on for the ABV. A highly enjoyable offering.