New Year's Hopsolution
Gravel Bottom Craft Brewery & Supply

16oz crowler can courtesy of Whyteboar. No canning or brewing date, but I believe it was brewed for New Year's, and was probably canned on demand at the brewery in anticipation of being shipped in Whyteboar's NBS BIF box, so I'm not worried about it having been sitting on a shelf since January. At 10% abv, I suspect it'd still viable even if that was the case.

Poured into a shaker pint glass, this was a very dark brown color, almost black. When held up to light, it takes on a lighter brownish color. Good-sized, creamy, beige colored head. Lots of lace.

Nose is of roasty, dark malts and piny hops.

The taste is sweeter than what is suggested in the nose. Up-front are bitter coffeeish notes and a mild, chocolatey sweetness. Immediately afterwards is a somewhat muted grapefruity and piney hoppiness. There's also a faint flavor that reminds me of juniper berries. While hops are definitely present in the flavor, it's nowhere near as hoppy as what one might expect from something listed as having 100 IBUs. Perhaps the hoppiness would have been stronger if it were fresher. Incidentally, there is no sign in the flavor of the very high alcohol content. At the finish, a nutty sweetness makes an appearance.

Medium-bodied, with a slightly oily mouthfeel.

Although this still drinks very well, it is, no doubt, not what it was like when it was fresh, like all heavily hopped beers. Having said all that, it is still an enjoyable beer to drink nearly five months after it was presumably released. And it's drinkability is downright dangerous when one takes into account it's alcohol percentage!