Barrel Aged MoonPie Stout

Should rate much higher than it does, but damned if this bomber isn't flat as a six-week-old open two-liter of Sprite. Bottling date on the label says it's only a little over 9 months old, plus it was wax-sealed, but nary a bubble is to be found. Disappointing, because otherwise it's a tasty stout, the whiskey rounding out the residual MoonPie sweetness and turning the finish into a tasty chocolate-tinged vanilla-oak-booze cocktail. Notes of graham and marshmallow underline the anise, char, and whiskey, and a slight dark fruit and molasses vein circles the periphery. I'll revisit a fresh pint when available, but for now this bottle's a bummer.