Coconut Imperial Stout

Very dark brown coloured body with a nice but fairly thin, two centimetre tall off-white head. Aroma of coconuts, deep roasted malts, some light caramel and molasses sweetness, but the burnt and lightly smoky malts shows strongest in the nose. Medium to barely Full-bodied; Pretty rich malt profile with a lot of roasted and burnt malt notes, some light grainy qualities with a hint of anise and licorice as well, but then the coconut comes out and provides a nice balance and pretty smooth kick of flavour to the overpowering roasted malts. Aftertaste shows a pretty nice balance throughout of the malts and the grain, but the light anise notes coupled with the sweetness and especially the fresh coconut elements makes this very nice, incredibly well balanced and full-of-flavour. Great to sample and enjoyable throughout. Overall, I preferred this one to the Coffee Imperial Stout (sampled horizontally), both aged the same amount, purchased at the same time, and even though I love coffee, I preferred this one! I sampled this 65 cL bottle, purchased from Lidl in Manassas, Virginia on 24-November-2017 for US$4,99 sampled horizontally with the Coffee Imperial Stout (same purchase date/age) on 24-December-2022, a bit more than 5 years after purchase, on Christmas Eve, 24-December-2022, while hosting the holiday dinner for my family.