Have to pour strong for a decent head. Jet black in color. Espresso colored foam. Coffee, chocolate and licorice on the nose. Good balance on the roasted malts and the hops. Coffee and chocolate come through in the taste, but the alcohol a little more noticeable than I would like. Still one of my favorite IStouts with 4 stars.

2-3-13. Nice dark color with a finger thick tab head. Smells like coffee and licorice. Full bodied mouthfeel with flavors of licorice chocolate and coffee. I am sure there are other flavors also that I am not picking up. Very nice RIS. A little boozy but not bad for a 10+% beer. I plan to save a couple bottles to see how it ages.

I am not a huge fan of stouts but this one is excellent. Sure doesn't taste like it has 10.2% abv.

One of the best imperial stouts that there is

Nose is coffee with a hint of vanilla. Tastes of coffee with dark chocolate, milky mouthfeel. Refined stout.

Rich stout. Very tasty. The 2013 edition is super flavorful...like a bourbon barrel stout.

This is one great stout. Well balanced and very good chocolate and coffee notes

Nice licorice notes alcohol hidden well

Dark, bold stout. Coffee notes, with a light vanilla bourbon after taste. Great beer.

Fucking delicious