12 ounce bottle into snifter, 2017 vintage. Slight gusher opener. Pours opaque dark brown/black color with a 1-2 finger fairly dense and rocky tan head with awesome retention, that reduces to a nice cap that lingers. Nice spotty soapy lacing clings on the glass, with a moderate amount of streaming carbonation retaining the cap. Aromas of big milk/dark chocolate, cocoa, coffee, caramel, vanilla, cream, toffee, fudge brownie, marshmallow, brown sugar, cinnamon, ginger, chipotle peppers, bourbon, toasted oak, and dark/brown bread; with light notes of coconut, licorice, molasses, dark fruit, smoke, char, herbal, and roast/toast/oaky earthiness. Touch of booze in the aroma as it warmed, but very minimal. Damn nice aromas with great balance and complexity of dark/roast/bready malt, lactose, spices, and bourbon barrel notes; with great strength. Taste of huge milk/dark chocolate, cocoa, coffee, caramel, vanilla, cream, toffee, fudge brownie, marshmallow, brown sugar, cinnamon, ginger, chipotle peppers, bourbon, toasted oak, and dark/brown bread; with light notes of coconut, licorice, molasses, dark fruit, smoke, char, herbal, and roast/toast/oaky earthiness. Mild herbal/roast/char bitterness and pepper/bourbon/oak tannin spiciness on the finish. Lingering notes of milk/dark chocolate, cocoa, coffee, caramel, vanilla, cream, toffee, fudge brownie, marshmallow, brown sugar, cinnamon, ginger, chipotle peppers, bourbon, toasted oak, dark/brown bread, light molasses/dark fruit, herbal, and roast/toast/oaky earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Incredible complexity, robustness, and balance of dark/roast/bready malt, lactose, spices, and bourbon barrel flavors; with an amazing roasted bitter/sweet and pepper/bourbon/oak spiciness balance; with no cloying/acrid flavors after the finish. Lightly increasing dryness from bitter/spiciness and carbonation. Medium-high carbonation and fairly full body; with a very smooth, creamy/silky/bready, and lightly sticky/chalky/tannic mouthfeel that is great. Minimal warmth/barrel booze for 11%. Lightly increasing pepper heat through the glass. Overall this is an amazing barrel aged spiced imperial stout! All around incredible complexity, robustness, and balance of dark/roast/bready malt, lactose, spices, and bourbon barrel flavors; very smooth and dangerously easy to sip on for the big ABV with the mildly bitter/spicy finish. The over carbonation was only a slight detriment to mouthfeel, would have definitely bumped the score up if it were lower. Still felt really silky. This tastes exactly like BBA fudge/spice cookies. Amazing balance of rich malts and spices, with perfect barrel integration. Not overwhelming on any aspect. A highly enjoyable offering, and amazing dessert style stout as expected. Definitely want to try a bottle with lower carbonation in the future.

12 ounce bottle into snifter, 2018 vintage bottling. Pours dense opaque dark brown/black color with a small dense dark tan head with good retention, that reduces to a thin cap that lingers. Light spotty lacing clings on the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation. Aromas of huge milk/dark chocolate, cocoa, coffee, peanut butter, vanilla, whipped cream, coconut, caramel, toffee, brown sugar, marshmallow, fudge, cake batter, bourbon, toasted oak, and dark/brown bread; with light notes of molasses, smoke, char, dark fruit, herbal, and roast/toast/oak earthiness. Incredible complexity and balance of dark/roast/bready malts, molasses, flavorings, and bourbon barrel notes; with big strength. Taste of huge milk/dark chocolate, cocoa, coffee, peanut butter, vanilla, whipped cream, coconut, caramel, toffee, brown sugar, marshmallow, fudge, cake batter, bourbon, toasted oak, and dark/brown bread; with light notes of molasses, smoke, char, dark fruit, herbal, and roast/toast/oak earthiness. Very minimal herbal/roast bitterness and bourbon/oak spiciness on the finish. Lingering notes of milk/dark chocolate, cocoa, coffee, peanut butter, vanilla, whipped cream, coconut, caramel, toffee, brown sugar, marshmallow, fudge, cake batter, bourbon, toasted oak, dark/brown bread, light molasses/dark fruit, and roast/toast/oak earthiness on the finish for a while. Amazing complexity, robustness, and balance of dark/roast/bready malts, molasses, flavorings, and bourbon barrel flavors; with a solid roasted bitter/sweet and bourbon/oak spiciness balance; with zero cloying flavors after the finish. Light-medium carbonation and very full body; with a very creamy, silky, velvety, and rich mouthfeel that is insane! Slight sticky spice, chalky roast, oak tannins, and increasing dryness. Minimal warming alcohol for 13.5%, with zero barrel booziness lingering after the finish. Overall this is an insane BBA flavored imperial stout! All around amazing complexity, robustness, and balance of dark/roast/bready malts, molasses, flavorings, and bourbon barrel flavors; very smooth and dangerously easy to drink for the huge ABV, with the minimally bitter/roasty finish. Super rich base malt complexity; perfect balance of PB, coconut, vanilla, cocoa, and lactose flavorings; perfect barrel integration with no booze/tannins. Pretty much the smoothest imperial stout I've ever had for this ABV. A highly amazing and mind blowing offering.

12 ounce bottle into tulip glass; no bottle dating, but is a recent release. Pours opaquely hazy golden amber/light orange color with a 1-2 finger dense and rocky off white head with amazing retention, that reduces to a nice cap that lasts. Thick soapy lacing clings around the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation. Fantastic appearance. Aromas of big tangerine, orange juice, grapefruit, lemon, peach, pear, pineapple, passion fruit, mango, melon, citrus peel/zest, light pepper/pine, wheat, white bread dough, light honey, herbal, and floral/grassy earthiness. Damn nice aromas with great balance and complexity of citrus/fruity/tropical hops, lactose, oats, and bready malt notes; with great strength. Taste of big tangerine, orange juice, grapefruit, lemon, peach, pear, pineapple, passion fruit, mango, melon, citrus peel/zest, light pepper/pine, wheat, white bread dough, light honey, herbal, and floral/grassy earthiness. Very mild pine, zesty, herbal, grassy bitterness on the finish. Lingering notes of tangerine, orange juice, grapefruit, lemon, peach, pear, pineapple, passion fruit, mango, melon, citrus peel/zest, light pepper/pine, wheat, white bread dough, light honey, and herbal/floral/grassy earthiness on the finish for a while. Awesome complexity, robustness, and balance of citrus/fruity/tropical hops, lactose, oats, and bready malt flavors; with an awesome malt/bitterness balance; and zero astringent hop flavors after the finish. Slightly increasing dryness from lingering bitterness. Medium carbonation and medium-plus body; with a very smooth, moderately creamy/silky/grainy, and lightly sticky mouthfeel that is fantastic. Zero warming alcohol for 8%. Overall this is an outstanding NE DIPA. All around awesome complexity, robustness, and balance of citrus/fruity/tropical hops, lactose, oats, and bready malt flavors; very smooth and easy to drink with the minimally bitter/drying finish. Perfectly soft feel for the style. Extremely juicy and lightly dank hop complexity; perfect oats/lactose/malt balance, and mild lingering sweetness. A highly enjoyable offering, and spot on style example.

12 ounce bottle into snifter; no bottle dating, but is a recent distributed release. Pours dense pitch black color with a 1-2 finger dense and rocky tan head with amazing retention, that reduces to a large cap that lasts the whole glass. Thick soapy lacing clings on around the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation. Insane appearance. Aromas of big dark chocolate, cocoa, coffee, caramel, toffee, brown sugar, molasses, nuttiness, toasted biscuit, and dark/brown bread; with lighter notes of smoke, charcoal, licorice, raisin, prune, fig, date, leather, tobacco, herbal, pepper, and roast/toast/smoky earthiness. Damn nice aromas with great balance and complexity of dark/black/roast/bready malts, molasses, earthy hops, and light-moderate fruity yeast notes; with great strength. Taste of huge dark chocolate, cocoa, coffee, caramel, toffee, brown sugar, molasses, nuttiness, toasted biscuit, and dark/brown bread; with lighter notes of smoke, charcoal, licorice, raisin, prune, fig, date, leather, tobacco, herbal, pepper, and roast/toast/smoky earthiness. Light-moderate roast/char and herbal/peppery hop bitterness on the finish. Lingering notes of dark chocolate, cocoa, coffee, caramel, toffee, brown sugar, molasses, nuttiness, toasted biscuit, dark/brown bread, smoke, charcoal, dark fruit, leather, tobacco, herbal, pepper, and roast/toast/smoky earthiness on the finish for a while. Incredible complexity, robustness, and balance of dark/black/roast/bready malts, molasses, earthy hops, and light-moderate fruity yeast flavors; with a great hop/char bitter/sweet balance, and minimal acrid/astringent flavors after the finish. Light-moderate increasing dryness from lingering hop/char bitterness. Light-medium carbonation and full body; with a very smooth, creamy/silky/velvety, and fairly sticky/chalky balanced mouthfeel that is great. Mildly increasing warmth of 10.2% after the finish. Overall this is an amazing Russian imperial stout! All around incredible complexity, robustness, and balance of dark/black/roast/bready malts, molasses, earthy hops, and light-moderate fruity yeast flavors; very smooth and dangerously easy to sip on for the big ABV; with the moderately bitter/drying finish. Extremely rich and complex malts; balanced earthy hops and restrained fruity yeast notes. A highly enjoyable offering, and spot on style example.

12 ounce bottle into tulip glass; no bottle dating, but was released locally this week. Pours slightly hazy deep golden amber color with a 2 finger fairly dense and rocky off white head with awesome retention, that reduces to a nice cap that lasts. Thick soapy lacing clings on the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation. Fantastic appearance. Aromas of big tangerine, grapefruit, lemon, peach, pineapple, apricot, mango, melon, citrus peel/rind, green pepper, pine, light caramel, toasted bread, herbal, and floral/grassy earthiness. Damn nice aromas with great balance and complexity of citrus/fruity/earthy hops and bready malt notes; with great strength. Taste of big tangerine, grapefruit, lemon, peach, pineapple, apricot, mango, melon, citrus peel/rind, green pepper, pine, light caramel, toasted bread, herbal, and floral/grassy earthiness. Light-moderate pine, citrus peel, herbal, grassy, spicy bitterness on the finish. Lingering notes of tangerine, grapefruit, lemon, peach, pineapple, apricot, mango, melon, citrus peel/rind, green pepper, pine, light caramel, toasted bread, and herbal/floral/grassy earthiness on the finish for a while. Great complexity, robustness, and balance of citrus/fruity/earthy hops and bready malt flavors; with an awesome malt/bitterness balance, and zero lingering hop astringency after the finish. Light-moderate increasing dryness from lingering bitterness. Medium carbonation and body; with a very smooth, moderately creamy/bready/sticky, and fairly resinous/rindy balanced mouthfeel that is great. Zero warming alcohol for 6.9%. Overall this is an excellent IPA. All around great complexity, robustness, and balance of citrus/fruity/earthy hops and bready malt flavors; very smooth and easy to drink with the modestly bitter/drying finish, never aggressive. Great balanced mix of juicy, dank, and earthy hops; nice bready malt backbone, with minimal residual sweetness. Pretty old school feeling stuff, but still delicious. Classic C's and Amarillo/Simcoe hops probably. A very enjoyable offering.