Year of New Beer: 2015 Imperial Stout X: Coffee, Boulevard Brewing Co (MO)

Written By: Dion on 11/15/2017

Shuffled around and somewhat forgotten in my cellar, I opened this tonight, certain that I had missed my window with it. Instead, I am greeted by a wonderful aroma of baker's chocolate, dark fruits, and roasted malts. With warmth, the coffee which I feared would be long faded begins to appear. On the tongue, a burnt sugar wraps around sweet cherry and plum, giving way to more earthy, bitter notes of charred toast, cocoa powder, and roasted coffee bean. I'm sure this would've been substantially better had I consumed it when the brewers intended, but I'm certainly not complaining about its current condition.