22 oz. bottle, pours black with a small tan head. Aroma brings out rich whiskey barrels, coffee, cocoa and a hint of orange peel. Flavour is wonderfully rich, with lots of whiskey barrels upfront, mixed with the coffee and cocoa, and almost no orange peel. Complex and wonderfully integrated. Lovely.

Likely the best selection out of a visit to a Total Wine in Austin a few months ago. We shall see shortly. A late winter cold front came through last night making this a good day for an imperial stout. The label on the 22 oz bottle says it was part of Release#3 and the contents are rated at 11.5%alc./vol. Just like that. My oldest and most-used tasting glass came from New Belgium and is prepared for the pour. I see a brown/black body finished with a bare cover of dark tan foam that promptly settles to a taupe ring. And the scent is heavy with chocolate along with wheat bread and some booziness working its way up. A drink ultimately, well, this is good. Bakers chocolate, pecans, dark bread, a hint of caramel, a bit of leather and toasted malt. I don't care if it is bourbon or rye, a whiskey presence is welcome in any imperial stout and I get it here.