Venn Cinnamon Maple Latte Imperial Stout

Venn Cinnamon Maple Latte Imperial Stout.

12.5 % ABV. 50 IBU. Venn Brewing, Minneapolis, MN. 

In my cynical way, I can easily call out this beer, before drinking it, for being too many things. It's something that I enjoy doing. Cinnamon, and maple, plus "latte" in an imperial stout? What---??? And, for anyone else, in a different format, I might easily pass it by, and probably have. But, this is from Venn, and I trust them, and I like to try their new beers, so here we go. 

Utter darkness. Slim brown head. 

In the nose: big, fat maple screams out of the thing. Slight cinnamon. Some coffee. And this, without coming in for a deep sniff. On closer inspection, those are dominant, and other flavors are pushed down, some. 

In the mouth: Ridiculous. Doubly thick and rich. Huge coffee, chocolate, and overwhelming maple. Decadent. Luxurious. Breakfast stout extreme. Cinnamon's on the bottom, below cocoa and maple, and is there milk/cream in this to make it "latte"? Doesn't really deliver on the palate, the "latte" part, so far. 

And the cinnamon rises. Fairly smooth stuff. 

An Imperial Stout infused with actual cinnamon, maple, & coffee.

Malts: Maris Otter, Roasted Barley, Special B, Chocolate, Caramel 60, Caramel 40

Hops: Warrior

Yeast: American Ale

And: Cinnamon, Maple, Coffee, Dextrose