Péché Mortel (Imperial Stout Au Cafe)
been after this one for a while, and from beginning to end, it was wonderful. jet black coming out of the bottle, and the way the head rose was just amazing. black beer with a coffee 'n' cream colored head and ruby slippers. lace was great. this is how i want my stouts to look. scents of coffee, milk duds, root beer barrel candy, a hint of booze and faint musty herbalness are what i get from the nose. nice complex mix in the taste with bitter, roasty, smoky coffee up front, myriad of stuff in the middle, and back to smoky, roasty bitter in the creamy warming finish. wonderful. a real treat. in my top five best stouts of all time, maybe top three. i need more....