UPDATED: MAY 19, 2022 Tap at BeerTemple, Amsterdam, 19th May 2022. Pours thinnish black. Aroma is molasses and black treacle. Taste is black treacle and caramel, bittersweet. Not bad

UPDATED: JUL 24, 2021 Very dangerously drinkable. Super dry, balanced with a perfeft amount of bittering hops and roast malt. Suprisingly unique. Gollen ams

UPDATED: MAY 18, 2021 22 oz. bottle purchased several years ago and I can't remember where, but I know it was a great price. Pours a deep, dark, nearly opaque brown with a small beige head that settles into a ring and wispy island of film, leaving a few spots of lace in the glass. Notes of roasted malts, chocolate, caramel, light smoke, molasses, and some boozy warmth. Medium-bodied, with moderate carbonation and a roasty, sweet mouthfel. Good imperial stout.

UPDATED: JUL 18, 2020 Bottle. Pours near black with a beige head. Roasted malts, some sweetness and plenty of oxidation, with kind of a generic malty finish. This bottle has some age on it, it’s held up just ok.

UPDATED: DEC 7, 2019 Bottle. Very dark brown - almost black, small to average and mostly diminishing dark brown head. Medium to full, malty and sweetish aroma, light roastiness and coffee, faint dark fruits, light hoppyness. Body is medium to full, malty and sweetish flavor, light roastiness and coffee, faint dark fruits, light hoppyness, faint alcohol. Finish is average, malty and lightly sweetish - sweetish, light roastiness and coffee, light - some hoppyness, light alcohol. Sweetish IS. Decently hopped but could be drier.

UPDATED: NOV 3, 2019 Dark brown color thick head. Aromas chocolate, caramel, light smoke, slight olive. Flavors light smoke, smedium caramel, chocolate, slight wood, a little alcohol in nose. Slight vanilla finish with no big reaidual aftertaste. Medium to high sweetness. Not to complex for the style but decent.

UPDATED: NOV 1, 2019 Restrained aroma in a jet black pour. Rich malty body covers all the bases of the style. Nice beer - but not Anna Karenina nice.

UPDATED: OCT 19, 2019 Chocolatey, with coffee undertones. Honestly, this drinks like a porter, but in an imperial stout...amazing. This is pretty smooth, IMO and the alcohol is very well concealed. Maybe too well hidden, haha. For the price of five bucks at the local specialty store, I couldn't resist, and I am glad I didn't. Some imperial stouts are quite bitter, but this hits the perfect balance for my taste. If you are in a the market for a good imperial representation of a stout, give this a try. I bet you won't be disappointed.

UPDATED: AUG 31, 2019 Smooth and roasty, malt is not too charred. Semi-sweet with a full body and finish.

UPDATED: AUG 21, 2019 Pours dark like a cola with 2 inches of tan foam crown. Cocoa and roasted coffee bean aroma. Molasses, brown sugar, rich maple syrup, salted caramel and anise notes in the nose. First taste does not disappoint. Deep, thick and rich mouthfeel. Dark, roasted, almost burnt malt character. Great coffee notes at play here. Huge malt, thick and syrupy molasses and brown sugar palate. At 10% ABV (I rounded) it packs the necessary punch an imperial stout needs. This is my preferred beer style and Lagunitas does a great job with it here, especially for an unlimited release. A perfect dessert beer. Pair with smoked meats if you can.