7.1

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Can thanks to my mom! Pours an oily black with a chocolate brown head that dissipates to the edges. Aroma has earthy dark grains and dark coffee with a some deep roast and a touch of bourbon supporting. Flavor has a nice dark chocolate and dark grains with some roast and bourbon backing.

7.6

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

12oz can, 2020 vintage, drunk 3/25/24. Clear, bright auburn-amber. Medium-sized, beige head showing pretty decent retention for its size and age. Clear. Nose shows the mint quite in the forefront though the spicy and nutty rye is right there with it. Strong, yet not boozey, with big malts that seem well-attenuated. Malty, minty, well-attenuated, good depth and good flavors with some excellent whiskey character. I'm not sure I love the mint, and anything less than the current four years of age on this would probably be way too minty (can't imagine this stuff fresh). But the rye helps, and it's not too heavy on the caramel flavor. Great texture/body/carbonation.

7.2

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8

12oz can. Pleasant enough coffee Blonde. Nice bitter balance, not overly sweet like its close relative the White Stout. Medium bodied, not thin. All around enjoyable.

6.9

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

12oz can. Surprisingly OK. The mint is restrained, so that helps a lot. Otherwise, drinks like a sessionable White Stout/Coffee Blonde. OK.

8.2

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

On tap at HopCat Livonia. Pours black with a light tan head. Cocoa, creamy, nutty, coffee aromas. Flavor has cocoa, coffee, nutty pistachio/almond, bourbon, vanilla, cream. Sweet, and really nice!

7.6

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

S: figs - oak - cedar A: dark brown body - fast-dying tan head T: canella (strong) - chiles - brewed coffee P: rustic - oats - caramelised sugars O: thinnish (due to it being so old, probabaly) - super easy-drinking (old, too) - still complex-ish 12 ounce bottle - Merchant's: Dearborn, Michigan - purchased: 10-December-2016 - canned: 21-October-2016 - sampled: 16-March-2024 (after the Red Wings finally won a game!)

7.8

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 8

Pours jet black, tanned , medium small head of average stability. Scent is roasty, coffee, some hazelnut - clearly so but not extremely loud . Taste is full, roasty, quite bitter, coffee and hazelnut are in balance. Bit boozy touch, especially for 'only' 12 abv, since it feels more like >15 , but not too much as to make the beer unpleasant. Barrels are fairly silent, they aid the boozyness but contribute less than desired aroma.
. Ends quite bitter. Even though it certainly has sweetness, it doffers significantly to the thicker, pasty, very sweet hazelnut bomb stouts - which I absolutely love, don't get me wrong. This beer however is more of a mature imperial stout with a outspoken hazelnut and coffee character - traditionalists will sure prefer this over the pasty styles. For me personally, I would have enjoyed more body , as it's only medium thick here, and a bit more hidden alcohol. But all and all, I really enjoy this one !

7.6

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

6th March 2024
Panda thanks to Cloin. Near clear dark brown amber beer, good tan head, but it fizzes away quickly. Light and smooth palate, mildly dry, decent fine minerally carbonation on the back end. Smooth light cakey dark chocolate malts. Touches of icing sugar and floral nuttyness. Estery bourbon barrel on the back end along with a small pinch of spice. Good.

7.1

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5