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Hinterland Stovepipe Imperial Stout.

I have had this a few years ago, but never did a post for it. 

Ahh yeah. Imperial stout. On tap and poured into a 7oz glass. Very nice dark tan head and jet black. Maybe even more than jet black.

I’m going to let this sit a bit, because it’s very cold. Gotta let this open up and maybe let that head fall to get some aromas.

(10 minutes later..)Ok been warming the beer as best I could, so let’s get into it.

The head did fall and I’m getting a big amount of roast in the aroma. Both the coffee and burnt type roasts are there. Some alcohol and a bit of chocolate-like sweetness. But nothing for hops or yeast contributions.

Looks fantastic. But let’s get to what this tastes like. 

Right up front is roast,, but not bite your face off bitter roast.. then alcohol bite. Off in the distance is a hop blast in taste and bitterness. But again, not much for yeast. Really feels like this one has been aged a while and everything is perfectly melded and rounded. Could this be the same batch as the last time I had this?? 

But longer this warms, the more the alcohol burn takes over. Plus starting to get a chocolate note in there.

Body is not thick, but more than medium and decently carbonated to keep a tingle on your tongue.

I like this one a lot. Roasty. Bitter. No distractions. Although, now that I’m looking at the notes, it says its bourbon aged… but I got none of that.  Oh and it’s 9.5%. what more could you ask for? 

Imma gonna have to go.. 4.5/5. I like this alot and will be back for more of this.