First sip definitely includes almonds. I almost expected the sweet smoothness of a milk stout, but this one is definitely the imposing malt of an imperial stout. It has those almonds almost mixed into almond milk and then added to the chocolate's bitterness.
Tip-in is heavy earth and sweet chocolate with almost no carbonation to speak of. The middle opens into a smooth vanilla, spice, and and a deeper understanding of the dark chocolate. The finish rises into a bit of a coffee flash before the bitterness of coffee and chocolate ease the mouth back down to the ground and earth takes over.
Bottom Line: It's no shrinking violet. It knows what it is, and it stands alone.
3.25/5