8.8

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 9

16 oz. can in 2-pack with the Skeleton Key version. Each of these is more of a revelation. I get a nice vanilla nose as I pour. Then the solid black beer under a brown head, a little thicker then I might find for a strong beer. Alcohol definitely works into the nose as well. The taste starts out with the milk chocolate, then the coffee fills in for a nice mocha impression. Vanilla fills in around the tongue. With the beer's alcohol mixing in, it's more like a vanilla extract. An excellent combination all around. I don't mind feeling the abv since it's late at night.