beer_name: Samuel Adams Imperial Stout
text: A - Very dark with little tan colored head that actually leaves some lacing. Remained basically opaque with slight red highlights when a flashlight was shined through. S - Coffee, chocolate, and alcohol. Uh-oh. T - Strong roast malts, coffee, chocolate, caramel. Very slight presence of hops. I couldn't taste much of the alcohol I smelled, which is nice, but it leaves a nice alcohol warming in your chest. I like it. My only complaint was that it's flirting with being overly sweet. M - Wouldn't say chewy, but it's full bodied all right. Medium carbonation level is a nice compliment. D - Stops before going over the line with the sweetness, low alcohol flavor, this would be perfect for warming on a winter's night (we DO get like 5 of those here in Florida, FYI). I'm more of a fan of the hop forward ISes, but this is a nice sweeter version. I'd much rather drink this than DFH WWS or any other that are just trying too hard.