8.2

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 9

The last beer, a 16 oz can, out of a delivery from Halftime. Did I save the best for last? Based on the style and the ingredients, that was my plan. I’ve got my Great Heights snifter in place to receive. A dense black, certainly, with a momentary skim of tan foam. I smell chocolate, grain and booze. And at last I get to the drink. Oh my, this is pretty fine. Let me say right off, smooth, quite smooth. There is dark chocolate, pecans, a bit of coconut, whole grain bread, caramel, dark fruit and bourbon. Decently dense in sensation, a plus in my book. There’s not much else one could want in an imperial stout imho.

8.1

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 8.5

16 oz. from the BA Extreme Beer Box. Aroma has notes of bourbon, chocolate, licorice. Pours very dark brown to black with a half finger beige head that falls fairly quickly into a ring. Taste is moderately to highly sweet with a moderately bitter edge. Flavors of bourbon, coconut, chocolate, vanilla, leafy hops. Nice velvety mouthfeel. Good stuff.

7

04/02/21, light for a TIPA, and a weirdly astringent finish. Will give it some time and check back. Went away but beer is just good.