Dark Horse Plead the 5th Imperial Stout

Brewed by Dark Horse Brewing Company
Style: Imperial Stout
Marshall, Michigan USA

Black, oily pour with almost no head. Aroma of cocoa, coffee, dark fruits, some dark chocolate, and licorice. Rich, chocolatey flavor, with notes of smoke, dark fruits. Chewy, exhausting mouthfeel. Lots of flavor and the 12% is not noticeable. Been waiting for this for a while and it did not disappoint.

Bottle. Aroma of lightly roasted coffee, cocoa, alcohol drizzled dark fruits, milk chocolate, bitter chocolate, smoke, cookie malt, simply a superbly well-rounded impy nose. Flavor, fortunately, is more of the same. Superbly rich and superbly drinkable. Excellent.

Bottle thanks to Beerlando. Pours black with a small tan head. Aroma is quite chocolatey, with some roasted and cookie malts. Nougat and toffee notes too. Flavor is sweet with cookie malt and roasted malt. Not SUPER heavy, but the 12% is definitely noted. An interesting impy with some character. 8/4/8/4/15 (3.9/5)

12oz bottle shared by Ogglethorp. Black pour with a thin tan head. Malty chocolate aroma with some coffee character. Malty flavor with a bit of smoke, chocolate and a bitter coffee finish. Alcohol is in there, but well hidden. Good stuff.

pour is very dark and lightly carbonated. pitch black. aroma is sweet yet bitter chocolate and coffee malts and very roasty - mouthfeel is full - flavor bites and awakens the taste buds immediately- initial taste is sweet roast and going down the hops present themselves- warms the belly for sure at 12%. purchased and drank right away - will keep the remaining 3 a while to let it age. Great flavor

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Black pour with a short lived, 1 finger, tan head. Definitely has the classic rich coffee/chocolate aroma of a good imperial stout but leads more to the chocolate side. There’s just a slight wafting hint of the alcohol too. The flavor is very intense and hot. 12% alcohol is very evident. There is huge, bitter black coffee and baker’s chocolate notes. Oily full mouth-feel with a fair amount of carbonation and a strong alcohol warming sensation as you swallow. This is very intense and would benefit greatly from some aging to mellow it out.

12 oz bottle courtesy of GCurlow. Thanks, Grant! Dark brown pour with a tiny tan head that evaporates immediately. Nice chocolate aroma with a light hop backbeat and a small bit of coffee. Tasty coffee, roast and chocolate flavor with again a mild hop bite. Smooth palate with a bit of a bite at the back. Another Michigan winner.