beer_name: Pumpkin Imperial Spruce Stout
text: Received a 22 fl oz bottle in a trade w/ LarryG, not sure the estimated price, & shared w/ GeoffTheAleMan. Poured from the Bright Orange bottle with words like "EXTREME", VERMONT, & Pumpkin Imperial Spruce Stout in Black into a 16oz Samuel Adams Imperial Pint Glass. Does not have a freshness date. Aroma- VERY strong chocolate aroma with tons of roasted malts. Can sense this is going to be a very strong stout but Spruce?!?! Nothing to do with the season or any type of pumpkin beer so far. Appearance- Pours a 1 finger, dark brown head that stays and keeps bubbles around. Has a dark brown and mighty viscous body. Leaves thick lacing behind. Flavor- Strong malts and chocolate once again! Roasty and very great! No pumpkin/spruce once again... Light bitterness at the finish. Mouthfeel- Medium-Full Bodied, Medium Carbonation, Smooth, and leaves a bit of booziness on the palate. Overall Impression- Imperial Stout & Spruce OR pumpkin can't be mixed... I was wondering how they were going to feed in Pumpkin or the Spruce characteristics and they didn't... Weak for a pumpkin style but for an Imperial Stout, great! I had to rate this one accordingly (could have been a B or higher, but when they say its a "Spruce Stout", this must be included!). Thanks for the interesting one LarryG!