12 ounce bottle into tulip glass, bottled on 11/21/2018. Pours opaque dark brown/black color with a 1-2 finger dense khaki head with great retention, that reduces to a small cap that lingers. Nice soapy lacing clings on the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation. Aromas of big nutty dark roasted coffee, milk/dark chocolate, cocoa, caramel, brown sugar, vanilla, toffee, toasted oats, and dark/brown bread; with lighter notes of molasses, licorice, dark fruit, smoke, charcoal, herbal, wood, tobacco, pepper, pine, and roast/toasted earthiness. Damn nice aromas with great balance and complexity of dark/roast/bready malts, coffee, and light-moderate earthy hop notes; with great strength. Taste of big nutty dark roasted coffee, milk/dark chocolate, cocoa, caramel, brown sugar, vanilla, toffee, toasted oats, and dark/brown bread; with lighter notes of molasses, licorice, dark fruit, smoke, charcoal, herbal, wood, tobacco, pepper, pine, and roast/toasted earthiness. Light-moderate pine, herbal, woody, peppery hop; and roast/char bitterness on the finish. Lingering notes of nutty coffee, milk/dark chocolate, cocoa, caramel, brown sugar, vanilla, toffee, toasted oats, dark/brown bread, light smoke/char/dark fruit, herbal, wood, tobacco, pepper, pine, and roast/toasted earthiness on the finish for a while. Awesome complexity, robustness, and balance of dark/roast/bready malts, coffee, and light-moderate earthy hop flavors; with a great roast/hop bitter/sweet balance, and minimal acrid/astringent flavors after the finish. Lightly increasing dryness from lingering hop/char bitterness. Medium carbonation and medium-full body; with a very smooth, creamy/silky/bready/grainy, and fairly sticky/chalky mouthfeel that is great. Minimal warming alcohol for 8.2%. Overall this is an awesome imperial coffee stout. All around great complexity, robustness, and balance of dark/roast/bready malts, coffee, and light-moderate earthy hop flavors; very smooth and easy to drink for the ABV with the modestly bitter/drying finish. Very rich/well rounded imperial stout malt complexity with balanced fruity/nutty coffee; and nice earthy hop balance against sweetness. A really enjoyable offering, and spot on style example.

12 ounce bottle into tulip glass, bottled on 12/14/2017. Pours moderately hazy/cloudy deep golden amber/light orange color with a 1-2 finger fairly dense and rocky off white head with awesome retention, that reduces to a nice cap that lasts. Nice thick soapy lacing clings on the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation. Fantastic appearance. Aromas of big grapefruit, tangerine, lemon, peach, pineapple, passion fruit, mango, melon, gooseberry, citrus peel/rind, peppercorn, pine, toasted biscuit, light honey/caramel, herbal, and floral/grassy earthiness. Damn nice aromas with great balance and complexity of citrus/fruity/tropical/earthy hop and moderate bready malt notes; with great strength. Taste of big grapefruit, tangerine, lemon, peach, pineapple, passion fruit, mango, melon, gooseberry, citrus peel/rind, peppercorn, pine, toasted biscuit, light honey/caramel, herbal, and floral/grassy earthiness. Light-moderate pine, citrus peel/rind, herbal, grassy, peppery bitterness on the finish. Lingering notes of grapefruit, tangerine, lemon, peach, pineapple, passion fruit, mango, melon, gooseberry, citrus peel/rind, peppercorn, pine, toasted biscuit, light honey/caramel, and herbal/floral/grassy earthiness on the finish for a while. Great complexity, robustness, and balance of citrus/fruity/tropical/earthy hop and moderate bready malt flavors; with a great malt/bitterness balance, and no lingering hop astringency after the finish. Light-moderate increasing dryness from bitterness. Medium carbonation and medium-plus body; with a very smooth, moderately creamy/bready/grainy, and sticky/resinous/rindy balanced mouthfeel that is great. Minimal warming alcohol for 7.7%. Overall this is an excellent DIPA! All around great complexity, robustness, and balance of citrus/fruity/tropical/earthy hop and moderate bready malt flavors; very smooth and easy to drink for the ABV with the modestly bitter/resinous/drying finish, not overly aggressive. Loved the Citra, Cascade, Simcoe showcase as expected. Awesome balance of juicy, vibrant, dank, and earthy hop complexity; nice bready malt backbone, with minimal residual sweetness from lingering dryness. A really enjoyable offering, and well made style example. Held up amazingly well for the age, but was likely refrigerated the whole time.

12 ounce bottle into tulip glass, bottled on 12/21/2017. Pours fairly hazy deep orange/copper/amber color with a 1-2 finger fairly dense creamy colored head with good retention, that reduces to a small cap that lingers. Nice spotty soapy lacing clings on the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation. Aromas of big plum, peach, pear, golden raisin, apricot, orange, cherry, red apple, fruit skin/pits, honey, caramel, brown sugar, and toasted bread; with lighter notes of nuttiness, cocoa, banana, pepper, clove, herbal, grass, and yeast earthiness. Damn nice aromas with great balance and complexity of fruity/light spicy yeast, plums, dark/bready malts, and light earthy hop/cocoa nib notes; with great strength. Taste of big plum, peach, pear, golden raisin, apricot, orange, cherry, red apple, fruit skin/pits, honey, caramel, brown sugar, and toasted bread; with lighter notes of nuttiness, cocoa, banana, pepper, clove, herbal, grass, and yeast earthiness. Light herbal/grassy bitterness, yeast spiciness; and slight fruit tang/tartness on the finish. Lingering notes of plum, peach, pear, golden raisin, apricot, orange, cherry, red apple, fruit skin/pits, honey, caramel, brown sugar, toasted bread, light banana/pepper/clove, herbal, grass, and yeast earthiness on the finish for a while. Great complexity, robustness, and balance of fruity/light spicy yeast, plums, dark/bready malts, and light earthy hop/cocoa nib flavors; with a nice malt/bitter/spiciness balance, and no cloying flavors after the finish. Lightly increasing dryness from lingering bitter/spiciness. Medium carbonation and medium-plus body; with a very smooth, creamy/bready, and lightly sticky/tangy mouthfeel that is great. Zero warming alcohol for 9.2%. Overall this is an excellent Belgian strong dark ale! All around great complexity, robustness, and balance of fruity/light spicy yeast, plums, dark/bready malts, and light earthy hop/cocoa nib flavors; very smooth and dangerously easy to drink for the ABV, with the mildly bitter/spicy/drying finish. Perfectly balanced yeast, plums, and malts; with mild earthy hop balanced against sweetness. Not overly sweet/heavy for the ABV. Cocoa nibs are hardly there at all, but it really didn't matter. A very enjoyable offering, and spot on style example.

12 ounce bottle into weizen glass, no bottle dating. Pours very hazy golden yellow color with a 2 finger dense and rocky off white head with amazing retention, that reduces to a large cap that lasts. Thick soapy lacing clings on the glass, with a moderate amount of streaming carbonation retaining the cap. Amazing appearance. Aromas of big peanut butter, banana, bubblegum, clove, pear, apple, light pepper, wheat, cracker, white bread, herbal, grass, and yeast earthiness. Damn nice aromas with great balance and complexity of fruity/spicy yeast, peanut butter, and pale/wheat malt notes; with great strength. Taste of big peanut butter, banana, bubblegum, clove, pear, apple, light pepper, wheat, cracker, white bread, herbal, grass, and yeast earthiness. Light peppery yeast spiciness and herbal/grassy bitterness on the finish. Lingering notes of peanut butter, banana, bubblegum, clove, pear, apple, light pepper, wheat, cracker, white bread, herbal, grass, and yeast earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Great complexity, robustness, and balance of fruity/spicy yeast, peanut butter, and pale/wheat malt flavors; with a great malt/bitter/spiciness balance, and zero cloying/astringent flavors after the finish. Lightly increasing dryness from bitter/spiciness and carbonation. Medium-high carbonation and medium body; with a very smooth, moderately creamy/bready/grainy, and lightly sticky mouthfeel that is great. Minimal warming alcohol for 8%. Overall this is an excellent flavored imperial hefeweizen! All around great complexity, robustness, and balance of fruity/spicy yeast, peanut butter, and pale/wheat malt flavors; very smooth and easy to drink for the ABV with the mellowly bitter/spicy/drying finish. Tastes just like the PB/Banana sandwich as I hoped. Awesome balance of authentic PB, German yeast complexity, and pale/wheat malts. A very enjoyable offering, and spot on style example.

Bottle. Peanut butter, banana, clove, wheat malt, and hay aroma. Cloudy golden yellow with nice head. Moderately sweet banana, orange, peanut butter, clove, wheat malt, and mildly bitter hay flavor. Nice body. Works well - Elvis would approve.