Swedish imperial stout flavoured with cocoa nibs and - in this specific variant as there are many - cinnamon and liquorice, an interesting combo coming from a classy bottle with waxed cap. Densely creamy, mocha brown, regular, stable head on a pitch black beer. Intense bouquet of lots of pure dark 'fondant' chocolate (more than average even in this style - the cocoa nibs no doubt), chocolate ganache, Belgian 'pralines' or chocolate truffles, indeed clear cinnamon but well integrated, only vague liquorice though (probably for the best) with a touch of Dutch 'drop', toffee, port sauce, toast, cashew nuts, light salmiak, hints of cream cheese, venison, chocolate liqueur, coffee powder, gin, whisky. Dense, sweet onset but not overly sugary - even if a touch of muscovado sugar is imaginable; dried blueberry and plum jam hints with faint umami (porcini) on top and this touch of 'drop', remaining subtle enough to add a shade of colour without overpowering the rest. Softly carbonated, very full, oily mouthfeel; utterly 'deep' dark chocolateyness thanks to the cocoa nibs having molten into the dark malts completely, with outright delicious result, even with that soft-spicy bitterness you get from actual molten dark chocolate; caramelly, nutty and coffeeish aspects too, sprinkled with cinnamon but far less liquorice, supported by leafy hops hidden under all this chocolateyness. This flavour bomb is then warmed by whisky-like alcohol and even if this aspect comes on a tad strong in the end, the overall flavours remain firmly in place. Could perhaps have been just a tad more subtle in terms of booziness, but now four years old, this stout has aged very gracefully - if that extra subtlety had been achieved, this would have been world class for me. Still an unexpectedly beautiful, impressive and mouthwateringly delicious strong stout, perfect for a freezing January night. I had no idea Nerdbrewing - with all due respect - was capable of this degree of greatness, though I must admit that most of the beers I had from them were pretty good.