I obtained this 750 ml bottle from Rare Beers several years ago, one of my few remaining big bottles in storage. Label says Enjoy By 06-02-24, I am missing that by a while. Removing the cage, lifting the cork and finally pouring. It arrives like motor oil and is the same color. Very little to speak of in regards to a head, instead there is a small rim of extremely fine silver bubbles. I smell dark chocolate, dark fruit and booze. The taste is decent but not life changing. Semi-sweet chocolate, rye bread, a touch of raisins, roasted malts oak and some whiskey swirling about in the background. The sensation is thinner than the appearance promised. A nice enough brew, I hoped for something leaving a bigger impression. I do lament the decline in availability of imperial stouts these days and to a lesser degree, the disappearance of beer in big bottles.