On tap, unconventional dark brown Imperial Stout (with hefty 10% alcohol volume) brings rich mocha malting to fruit-dried nuttiness. Belgian chocolate spicing accents sugared fig, raisin, and plum illusions as well as bourbon-burgundy boozing. Green-hopped rye-grassed chipotle-peppered earthiness lifts underlying peanut-shelled hazelnut-macadamia conflux. Muscat grape, orange compote, and marmalade nuances flutter by.

Robust English-styled Imperial Stout fermented by Belgian chocolate nibs retains dark-fruited cocoa-malted pungency. Creamy chocolate-smoked vanilla sweetness and fig-dried cherry-pureed black grape midst deepened by counteractive deep-grained hop-charred coffee-roasted bittering. Increasingly ascending anise adhesion gains prominence above dry burgundy whir. But sharp alcohol harshness and minor oxidation seeps into the mix, depleting tertiary chocolate bombe, chocolate éclair, espresso, and cola nut splendor.

Bottled version’s heavy carbonation didn’t disturb up-front mocha depth of fleshy tan-headed mahogany-hued full body. Black chocolate, milked coffee, and anise vie for space above oily hop-charred oats-dried bottom. Walnut-seared black cherry souring adds depth.

Lactic mocha malt mildness and guarded coffee-espresso bittering unexpectedly contrasted by fruit-dried port intensity of curious Russian Imperial Stout. At midst, brown-sugared chocolate-milked cocoa powdering usurps wood-smoked hop-oiled oats-charred grain roasting, vinous cherry-pureed prune sourness, and molasses-sapped Madagascar bourbon vanilla tease.

Fabulous whiskey-barreled Imperial Stout picks up wood-charred bourbon-rum whir to enhance lovely gourmet coffee bean bittering of tapped ‘Speyside’ version. Cedar-burnt espresso, black chocolate, cherry puree, dried fig, and anise illusions fill out oats-flaked caramel-smoked malting.

On tap, chewy melange of milk chocolate-y creaminess, oak-aged cacao nibs parching and cresting black coffee bittering form robust mocha theme for bourbon-barreled delight. Tertiary peat-y compost dampness and ashen wood coarseness deepen caramel-burnt cocoa-powdered vanilla-sugared cookie dough density. In 22-ounce bottle, cedar-smoked black coffee frontage and mild bourbon persuasion deepen oats-charred maple molasses, dark chocolate, black licorice, vanilla and toffee illusions.  

Enthusiastic ebony-hued ruby-shaded caramel-malted lactose stout brings rich hop-charred grain-smoked brown chocolate creaminess to brown-sugared vanilla fudging. Cedar-burnt maple-sugared fruit-dried backdrop fortifies viscous blackstrap molasses sapping and French roast coffee tease to hop-charred bottom. Boozy bourbon-dried rum-spiced sherry perk pleats chocolate liqueur and Sambuca hints. Black cherry-pureed fig-raisin continuance deepens tertiary medicinal resolve. Serve as strong dessert-like chocolate milkshake.

Luxuriant nut-roasted molasses-smoked mocha malt creaminess gives lactic tan-headed brown-bodied stout inviting opening. Brown chocolate, vanilla, and cocoa subdue mild bourbon-sherry-port whir as well as espresso-cappuccino-induced finish. Dark rum soaks ripened black cherry, raspberry puree, stewed prune, and raisin illusions at backend.

Robust 9.5% alcohol-fueled tan-headed brown-bodied barrel-aged slow sipper allows welcoming sherry opening to invigorate hop-oiled grain-roasted cedar-burnt bitterness and cocoa-powdered prune-dried raisin puree and black cherry illusions. Chewy molasses-sapped black coffee, brown chocolate and vanilla bean notes surface above warming burgundy-bourbon finish of outstanding full-bodied winner.

Luxurious milk-sweetened chocolate-espresso theme runs through whiskey-creamed oak-barreled full body. Roasted hazelnut coffee slumber picks up cedar-burnt cherry bruise and raisin-pureed anise caress above rich oatmeal spine hiding vanilla bean reticence. Brewery defunct: 2010.

Complex 8.6% alcohol-doused full body celebrates 40^th anniversary of ’69 Frank Zappa album. Chewy molasses-soaked cookie-doughy chocolate malts pick up raisin, black cherry, and raspberry puree sweetness above wintry nutmeg-cinnamon-allspice holiday spicing. Vanilla-soaked bourbon-burgundy-whiskey boozing enriches coffee-roasted barleywine finish.

Well-balanced soft-watered mahogany-hued medium body brings bitter black coffee, creamy dark chocolate, and maple-sugared caramel-burnt vanilla symmetry to viscous molasses-sapped anise center. Tertiary cocoa powder, roasted espresso, and cappuccino illusions ride along descending prune-plum trail. Further sips revealed lilting bourbon-burgundy wining and  black cherry nuance in deepest recess. Despite heightened 9.1% alcohol range, lighter flavor profile than most Imperial Stouts.