Bottle swap with @strange_steve
Imperial Stout 9.5% - bottled circa march 2015
Wow just wow!!!
This I can only start to describe as hardcore heavy liquorice that slips down your throat like silk.
With a kilo of choc malt in the bill this beer is mega dark malty goodness. With a head darker than the thoughts I have while watching women's volley ball, it's odd to start with, but as you sip your way through it you find yourself going back for more.
The best part of two years it's had in the bottle means the alcohol has mellowed into a lovely warming quality that is equaled bitterness from NB and EKG (86 IBU's)
Personally I think I would back the choc malt off and balance the roasted flavours out with 120 and 60 crystal. But that's just me. And it's takes 30 months to find that out. Easy right??
The photo does not do this beer justice. I feel honoured to be drinking a beer that's been aged since 2015.
Don't get me wrong I don't think I could drink more than one of these in one session. And I can feel the alcohol already 'hic'
This would be a perfect "end" to an evening in a 330ml bottle. Maybe 500ml is too much.
I think I will drink on and find out [emoji6]
Thanks Steve for letting me try one of your prized possessions.
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