Grabbed a snifter of this last night during Craft beer Week. Was one of the 4 special beers brought in by Dogfish,, and I couldn’t wait to get into it
It’s labeled as an double imperial stout? Sounds awesome
The pour came with a thin head, that quickly left. But as you can see it did leave some lace behind.
At the first whiff i didn’t get a huge roast or hops. But plums, coco and alcohol. Once things started getting warmed up I was getting some nice roasty to back it up.
From the amount of booze in the aroma I was really expecting a hot alcohol taste,, but not at all. Oh you and surely feel the 19% of it, but it’s smooth, dangerously smooth.
Roast. Chocolate. Cherries. Plums. Faintest hidden hop. It’s simply amazing how all of this plays together.
Nothing overly sweet, not overly bitter, but still has a big body to it. A swirl in the glass shows off it’s port like legs and brings back the thin head.
This is one fine beer. And it gets one of my very few 5 ratings.
Becareful with this one as it is big..but drinks like one half it’s strength. It will sneak up on you. But,,, go find this one.
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