Tap @ Copper Kettle. 12oz into a snifter. Deep brown/black appearance with a small, creamy, light brown head. Slightly burnt, roasty malty, black coffee, light chocolate, fairly mild earthy hoppy aroma. Roasty, thick dark chocolate malty, espresso, a bit herbal, earthy, bitter hoppy flavor. Not bad but there really isn’t much for hops in the aroma.

Tap at the brewery - black pour with a frothy, lasting, off white head - nose is earthy, lightly fruity, with a fair amount of bittersweet chocolate and a mild woody note - medium bodied, considering the abv, and the alcohol is well-masked, making it a bit dangerous - flavor is initially sweet dark malts, vanilla - but this quickly makes way for a much drier quality, as bitter chocolate, earthy hop bitterness, a slight woody/cask kind of note, light char and black malt bitterness - the hop flavor is a bit on the fruity side, which doesn’t work as well with thebother qualities as it could - still, for an imperial black IPA, it is fairly well done - would prefer American hops.