UPDATED: DEC 22, 2021 On tap at Champps in Brookfield as 'BA Imperial Vietnamese Coffee Speedway', so guessing it is this one. Almost black pour with a brown head. Aroma has big coffee, big barrel, chocolate, and sweet malts. Taste is of barrel, espresso, chocolate, sweet malt, and light cream. Full bodied, there is an alcohol presence, and the blend is very good. Finishes solidly blended between bitter and sweet leaning to the barrel sweetness. The barrel needed a bit more time, perhaps, for perfect balance. This is still really, really good right now. 17.1

UPDATED: NOV 8, 2021 Draft sample (followed by a full pour) during the Alesmith Speedway Grand Prix at Buckeye Beer Engine on 10/23/21. Darkest brown pour with a medium tan head. Aroma of malt, chocolate, dark roast and bourbon. Malty and chocolatey flavor with roasty coffee accents leading into vanilla and bourbon before a dark chocolate finish. Been wanting to taste this one for a long time and it did not disappoint.

UPDATED: NOV 7, 2021 Bomber - nose is coffee imperial stout. Smooth. Chocolate. Wooooooooooooords. Cherry and cinnamon finish.

UPDATED: OCT 17, 2021 So excited to finally have the chance to try this one! Dark, rich, viscous and coffee forward. Notes of vanilla, bourbon, and oak from the barrel. Very well balanced. Delicious!

UPDATED: JUN 8, 2021 Pours black with a team head. Nose is heavy in fudge, molasses, leather, cocoa and coffee. It's all pretty big from here, chewy brownie edges, coffee, kahlua. Fun flashes of spice, chicory, mocha...not really getting the booziness either. This is a dessert at a fancy steak house.

UPDATED: JUN 4, 2021 On tap at the Flying Saucer. Black with a brown head. Rich. Coffee, chocolate and bourbon barrel. Sweet and roasted taste with just a hint of alcohol. Full bodied and smooth.

UPDATED: MAY 13, 2021 Tap at kool keg. Pitch black pour. Opaque. Brown ring of head. Small bubbles. Big chocolate aroma. Sweet milk chocolate, some coffee roast and tobacco. Full bodied and thick. Big time chocolate syrup, raisins, coffee ground and roasted grain. Fairly smooth finish. Alcohol is hidden. Damn.

UPDATED: FEB 3, 2021 750ml (thx, Brian S.!) @ Andrey's in honor of his birthday. Vintage 2017. Appearance: dark brown with the same color head. Aroma: nice molasses and bourbon, lots of chocolate, maybe some slight spices. Taste: along the same lines, medium body. Overall: pretty complex and nice beer.

UPDATED: NOV 24, 2019 Aromas of decadent chocolate toffee cocoa toffee bourbon malted barley oak cinnamon espresso roasted barely cappuccino mocha black malts vanilla barrel wood sawdust corkscrew creme brûlée fudge brownie batter and toasted caramel. Taste is slick chocolate syrup cocoa nibs vanilla toffee biscotti graham cracker marshmallows toasted coconut creme brûlée malted barley oak creamy black malts immense espresso dark roasted coffee cappuccino candies caramel caramelized alcohol sugars sugared dates figs raisins oats dried malt extract wort malt noticeable ale yeast dark cacao corkscrew barrel wood bourbon sawdust and candied apricot. Overall, what a beauty. The pinnacle of bourbon aged stouts. Perfect sweetness. Heavy coffee and chocolate and a pillow of creamy vanilla.

UPDATED: NOV 10, 2019 Taster from a Bottle (2013 vintage) Black with brown head. Roasted malts, coffee, barrel, Chocolate.