What Our Editors Thought
“Banana candy, marshmallow, and stroopwafel in the aroma. Low carbonation pulls the sweetness forward, and the sheer heft of the body suggests a beer even sweeter, but the milk chocolate notes hold just enough weight to balance the sweetest top notes without crimping their style. Intense and saturated without overloading the meters, it pulls ranging flavors and immense body into a very cohesive whole.”
What Our Panel Thought
“Obscenely rich aroma of exotic jungle fruit ripening on the forest floor. Mix of fruity flavors is heavily influenced by black cherry and apple. Every sip brings more layers. In the style of a well-made mole, the whole is greater than the sum of the parts. Thick, rich, layered and boozy yet still really well balanced. Not overly cloying, just a fantastic integration of everything that went into the beer.”
What the Brewers Say
“Imperial stout conditioned on toasted coconut, Thai banana, and vanilla beans from Uganda, Tahiti, the Congo. Then aged in maple, apple-brandy, and Willett Reserve barrels.”
