beer_name: Péché Mortel (Imperial Stout Au Cafe)
text: Review #50 341 mL bottle, poured into a snifter at cellar temperature. Bottled on: February.2011 Thanks to EnemyWithin for this one! Appearance- Pours a dark black completely opaque colour with no light penetrating anywhere on this one, average pour yields a nice fluffy one and a half fingers of tan mocha head that quickly dissipates to a nice ring around the glass and a nice bubbly top as well till finish. Smell- I get a very strong aroma of coffee coming from this one first and foremost, followed by a nice roasted malt smell, almost a burnt aroma. The coffee is definitely the most dominant in this one although you do get a slight hint of dark chocolate thrown in there as well. Taste- First off this is a very well balanced imperial stout, and definitely rivals that of some of the best stouts that I have tried thus far. Just like the smells, coffee is mainly predominant in this one although you do get a nice balance of the roasted malts and a slight hint of dark chocolate in there as well and a pleasant burnt malty taste in the finish. Mouthfeel- Medium to Full bodied with above average carbonation for an imperial stout, this one goes down smooth and creamy, very rich on the palate finishing with a nice burnt smokiness. Overall- An amazing imperial stout although a little heavy on the coffee flavours at times although it is very well balanced by a perfect amount of roasted malts and a slight hint of dark chocolate. The smells again are of a lot of coffee then the taste comes through almost the same as well but it finishes with this very nice burnt malt smokiness that is very pleasant on the palate. Hides the high ABV very well, I cant even taste any alcohol in this one what so ever, dangerously easy drinking, smooth, creamy and rich. A definite go to if I could ever find this one again, please bring this back to Ontario!