Chocolate Oak Aged Yeti
Pours a dark, dark brown colour, predominantly black. Head is ochre, nice bubbles on it but dense and creamy overall. Lace is wonderful. Looks amazing. Smells amazing. Holy shit. Smells dark, with masses of chocolate in a chocolate cake kind of way, with hints of bourbon and some floral hops as well giving rosewater and lavender. But honestly it smells just like rich, gooey, mud cake the way Mother used to bake it. Simply amazing; can't get enough of it. Taste is pretty damn amazing as well. Taste mostly chocolatey, with dark malts but plenty of cocoa notes and some licorice spice on there. Hints of black pepper and some sweet boozey notes, with the American oak giving characteristic coconut and vanilla and a sharp booziness as well. Chocolate, spice and just that X factor that truly great imperial stouts have. Great beer. Full, smooth, lovely. Just a bit of sharp booze heat at the back though, which mars it slightly. Lovely big stout. Lots of character and oh, what character it is.