Pint can - labeled at 12% abv - pours mostly black with a faint ring of lace - looks a little like cola - creamy texture, medium body - pretty standard old school American imperial stout - coffee, chocolate, a little bit of smoke - moderate warmth - some blueberries and cream late, touch of vanilla - finish is slightly harsh/abrasive, with lingering smoke and alcohol burn - it’s perfectly fine.

Can - clear dark amber - faint lace - nose is mostly bourbon, vanilla, dark fruit - creamy texture - quite sweet and sugary - plums, caramelized sugars, toffee, treacle - there is a slight earthy maltiness, but not getting the peaty, smoky notes of a scotch ale at all - finish is crazy hot and boozy - a blunt instrument that is not terribly complex.

Pint can - near black, very carbonated, with a thick, fizzy tan head - vanilla is very heavy in this, as is a very strong boozy alcohol that burns in the finish - that is a shame because underneath all that is a really nice showcase of earth British maltiness and subtle layers of smoke - it’s just hard to enjoy that stuff because of how hot the beer is.

Pint can - this is a rough and abrasive brew - simultaneously too sweet and too bitter, with strong alcohol throughout - some of the hop character is bright, resinous, and tasty - the back end has that ipa meets barleywine note you might recognize from back in the day - tastes like 2002.

Bottle - black pour - heavy on the coffee, with slight abrasiveness, but not substantially so - warming, but not boozy - the maple is present, but not overpowering - oak is fairly strong throughout - finish had a light sharpness, but on the whole largely balanced - it’s good.

Can - pours a dark brown with a quickly diminishing head - looks like cola - for an imperial stout from this brewery, that is unusual - they usually pour black and viscous - nose is nearly 100% coffee, which by itself is not bad (I love coffee), but it smells sharp and acidic - underneath is sweet vanilla and chocolate - mouthfeel is slightly slick - medium to full body - much like the nose, the flavor is dominated by coffee - very acidic coffee, sharp, bitter - slight vanilla underneath and some chocolate, but the finish is particularly bitter and abrasive - I usually love their imperial stouts, but this one is a miss for me - maybe that’s why it was only 6 bucks a can?