Straight up blackness, solid, lasting cream-tinged head. Utterly impenetrable.
In the nose: Soft and creamy. Incoming cocoa and espresso. And here comes more of the sweet stuff: molasses and vanilla are touching down. Nice stuff, so far.
In the mouth: It's all coming together, the cocoa and molasses leading the charge, coffee just behind, quickly caught up and left in the dust by vanilla and lactose. It's tasty stuff. Medium bodied, easy drinking despite the high ABV. Delicious and decadent. Alcohol comes shining through. Time for teddy-bye.
I've heard all kinds of criticism about this beer. That it's "too sweet" is one, but I think it's just sweet enough. If you didn't want a sweet strong stout, you should have left this on the shelf. Yeah, it's sweet, but it's supposed to be, and I'm liking it. It's got what it takes. I wouldn't have more than one in a row, but that's not the point of these beers, is it? One a night, after dinner, just before bed.
BREWED FOR THE AFTERLIFE. OR AFTER DINNER. WHATEVER WORKS FOR YOU.
Plying the grief-stricken with church basement sweets is a Midwestern constant. Our newest sweet stout brings this tradition into the light, using waves of vanilla, cocoa, and molasses to soothe the saddened soul.
DESSERT STOUT
COLOR
Dark Brown
HOPS
Warrior
Cascade
MALT
Two Row
Red Wheat
DRC Malt
Chit Malt
Chocolate Malt
Coffee Malt
Golden Naked Oats
Flaked Oats
Honey Malt
OG
YEAST
English Ale
IBU
Low
ABV
10.2%
SURLY MN USA
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