Like drinking pickle juice.

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

Interesting graphics on this one, Martin House does it right. A tall boy can purchased from my local beer shop, not inexpensive but they provide a service. I have a tulip glass in place, make the pour. An indistinct light gold liquid completed with a modest skim of ivory white foam, nice carbonation replenishing. An attractive scent, citrus, tropical, a bit of toffee, grain and enough pine to mention. The taste is good too in a style that I do not do flips over. Cut pine, pineapple, ruby red grapefruit, malt, apricots and a small hoppy bitterness. This one is all over the place, in an appreciated way. Plenty of WC influence to offset the NE designation. The sensation is substantial, I would have anticipated a higher ABV from that. Again, Martin House does it right.

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

Another beer found at Mr. T's in town. They seem to carry a lot of Martin House which is all right by me. I open the pint can and tilt inside of a globe glass. The appearance is a dark brown liquid with amber highlights finished by a skim of tan foam that is aggressively recharged. I smell chocolate, syrup and toasted grain. The taste is a beer cocktail. Chocolate again, vanilla, scorched toast, malt, cola and a bit of tobacco. Substantially dense. Too sweet for me to enjoy that much. I get more of a pastry stout effect than anything else.

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

12 oz. can. Pours black, with a smaller, dense, brown head. The nose is dark chocolate, butterscotch, vanilla, smooth rye, and pecan. Sweet and malty, with a mild, earthy bitterness. Very heavy body, chewy, and pretty clean. Bold, surprisingly balanced, and complex. Quite nice.

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

A 12 oz can from my local beer shop, seriously priced for the serving, hope it is worth the while. I am finding this style of imperial stouts is often very sweet and over-flavored from what I like in my basic impy stout. So it is time to proceed. Flip the tab and pour into my favorite globe glass. A mostly black body with a spare skim of light tan, finely bubbled foam that benefits from a steady carbonation. The smell is similar to a black forest cake, uh oh. I have a taste and determine lots of chocolate, vanilla, malt, a bit of grain or nuts and significant sweetness. There is some alcohol in the background, I would have liked that to go past the dessertness. My opinion.

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

12 ounce can. 2023 vintage. 9.8% ABV. 15 IBU’s. Jet black pour. Frothy tan head. Roasted malt aroma explodes with sweet coconut. Flavor is bittersweet chocolate, sweetened coconut, vanilla and a hint of rum. Layered complexity. Sticky mouthfeel. Cloying finish. Interesting.

Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 8

On tap @... On Tap. Very dark brown on black pour. The head cascades & settles in layers. You can see a greasy blend of different foam densities as it settles, it's weird. Maybe the peanut butter was seriously oily. Peanut butter dust & coco nose; Unassuming. Stiff barrel, peanut oil, mellow vanilla, chocolate cake, decent earthy bitterness, very slight char. A little sweet but not terrible. Foamy, thick milkshake, lots of burnt going down. This is surprisingly good.