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Lci

8

Smooth, sweetish and slightly roasty with some intense barrel notes, bourbon, oak, vanilla, toffee and syrup, hints of chocolate and earthiness. Intense slow sipper.

8.6

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

Poured from a 500 ml bottle.
Aroma is malt forward and full of dark chocolate, toffee, dark caramel, tootsie rolls and roast. Lighter bourbon and alcohol notes. Light oak notes with hints of almond, vanilla and honey.
Pours jet black with a medium large, thick, mocha head that recedes steadily to a small film that lingers on the edges. No lacing and very long legs.
Flavor is rather sweet with lots of toffee, dark caramel, tootsie rolls and chocolate. Lighter roast notes with hints of honey. Medium bitterness and medium high alcohol notes. Medium bourbon notes with light oak. Hints of nuts and vanilla.
Mouthfeel is full bodied with medium low carbonation. Low astringency and moderate alcohol warmth.
Overall, solid barrel-aged imperial stout. Tons of barrel character that works nicely with the malt notes. Alcohol is present but works well with the malt and adds nice complexity. Reminds me of Private Press...

8.8

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

Tap. Pours opaque black, minimal head or lacing Aroma is really well blended cocoa, oak, fudge, bourbon, vanilla, chocolate liquor. Flavor is medium plus sweet, light plus bitter. Medium body. Gr8