On tap at Abnormal, pours black with a small brown head. Aroma brings out coconut upfront, with intense coffee and light vanilla. Flavour is amazingly complex, with a wonderful mix of vanilla beans, coconut and coffee. Not too sweet at all, with every adjunct coming through beautifully. Phenomenal beer.

Solid but not fantastic

Jak dla mnie dosc zrownowazone te nitki koko-kawo-waniliowe. Valosc bombonierkowa mocno. W uscie gladkie ale nie to ze jakies puchate czy mocno pelne cialo. Duuzo slodyczy. Fajnie gladkie. Dla mnie klasa, 4.2?

On tap at Dok Brewing. Black with medium brownish head. Heavy roastiness, coffee, chocolate, vanilla, smooth texture with strong bitterness in finish. Low carbonation. Full bodied.

Imported from my RateBeer account as Abnormal / J. Wakefield Makaveli (by Abnormal Beer Company):
Aroma: 8/10, Appearance: 4/5, Taste: 9/10, Palate: 5/5, Overall: 17/20, MyTotalScore: 4.3/5

11/XI/18 - on tap during after-concert drink @ DOK Brewing Company (Gent), BB: n/a - (2018-1658)
Clear dark brown to black beer, creamy beige head, little stable, adhesive, leaving a nice lacing in the glass. Aroma: nice roast, some chocolate, vanilla, mocha, coffee notes. MF: ok carbon, full body. Taste: lots of caramel, chocolate, nice roast, more dark chocolate, oh my! Lovely things going on here. Also vanilla, hazelnut, more roasted notes. Very nice! Aftertaste: more vanilla, nice bitterness, cocoa powder, coffee notes, roasted finish.

Coconut, coffee and vanilla bean stout by Abnormal in collaboration with J. Wakefield, draught at Dok Brewing Company; apparently somewhat of a 'hit' in San Diego so I guess I'm lucky to be able to sample this here in Belgium... Moussy, lightly lacing, pale yellowish beige, opening head on a black beer with hazy ruddy-burgundy edges. Intense, very beguiling bouquet of chocolate liqueur, kalhua, toasted coconut, vanilla beans, cognac, raw cinnamon, figs soaked in rum, wet leather, walnuts, hazelnut oil, dry pipe tobacco, Tia Maria, hot black coffee but the coffee aspect remains more subtle than the vanilla and - to a slightly lesser extent - the coconut additions. Intense onset, sweet candied dates, raisins, condense and medium carbonated, very thick, full and oily mouthfeel as is to be expected from an imperial stout; thick chocolatey, toffeeish and densely hazelnutty malts, stretching all over the palate, adorned with a more delicate vanilla flavour and toasty coconut aspects, but not descending too much in pastry stout territory; lovely coffee liqueur-like 'wave' in the finish, adding subtle and aromatic bitterness to a sweet-and-roasty finish heated by lots of brandy-like, but non-astringent alcohol. Very American style 'impy' indeed but within that league, clearly a very refined, intense and well-balanced one, boozy as expected but in an elegant manner; can give a lot of other such flavoured imperial stouts a run for their money.

Bottle thanks to Russell. Pours black with medium tan head that lasts. The aroma is strong roast, cocoa, vanilla bean. Slick body, strong vanilla, coconut, roasted malt, nice sweetness, enjoyed this.

Obtained in a trade. Shared with aminatchime. Pours black, medium tanned head that fades rather fast. Smell is bit sweet, mild coconut, notes of vanilla. No clear coffee here. Medium intensity. Taste is intensez roasted, coffee , vanilla, coconut is very mild. Roasty, sweet, thick, but not yet syrupy. Lower medium carbonation. Tad boozy, intense chocolaty.