Pipeworks Got Ya Covered

Pipeworks Got Ya Covered Imperial Milk Stout Ale with lactose, cacao nibs, vanilla, pretzels, and sea salt.

10.5 % ABV. 16 oz. can ($7). Pipeworks Brewing, Chicago, IL. 

Solid blackness, thorough opacity, slim and soon-gone brown head. 

In the nose: Rich, dark malts dominate. Cocoa comes out, with a dose of salt. Sweetness abides. Not getting much pretzel, though. 

In the mouth: Smooth, sweet, luscious. Cocoa is king here, but now we're picking up the vanilla. And the salt. Big beer, at, what? 10% +. Big stuff, indeed. Full-bodied, long, sweet-ish finish. Delivers some of the goods, but, really, you're not going to taste the pretzels in a beer like this. Definitely belongs in the category of "pastry stout", if I ever gave credence to such an appellation. I am heartened by the lack of such a word upon this beer's label. 

Imperial milk stout with lactose, cocoa nibs, vanilla, pretzels, and sea salt.

Yeah, I said that already. Though I am a fan of Pipeworks, they don't give out much information, alas.