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Perrin Reserve 2020 imperial stout.

A buddy picked this up for a last minute Xmas get together. And wow does this smell great.

Beautiful black pour but little head. But bourbon barreled beers do that sometimes. But wow. Just from pouring the chocolate notes are jumping out of the glass. Sweetness, but even though the bottle mentions lactose,,it does not really smell like lactose.

Taste is the same. Big chocolate. And… Sawdust? But in a good way. (Not sure how sawdust ends up being a good thing.. but it is here) then toasty, then raisins. Ooh this is fantastic. So smooth.

But notice I didnt say anything about bourbon. It’s noticably absent. But you can tell there is big alcohol. And at 12.5% you should.

Body is perfect. Not thick, not think or watery. Firm bitterness keeps this from being too sweet. This is great. It just keeps getting better further down the glass.

If you can find this, I highly recommend this one. 4.5/5 and possibly higher by the end of this glass.