Luscious
The Alchemist

HELLO BEAUTIFUL!
Dark as ink, tan, thick head. Great lacing. Nose is charr and slightly sweet. Taste is dark charr, then a slight sweetness comes through then from the back of palate to the front a bitterness builds.

From a 16oz can dated "canned" 05/02/2024 into a pint tumbler.

Pours a opaque black with about four fingers of dark brown head. Incredible lacing and retention.

Nice aromas of dark fruit, caramel, chocolate and coffee. Sweet smelling.

Taste is more on the bitter side. Coffee, dark chocolate, nuts and light roast.

Smooth, creamy, full-bodied mouthfeel. Easy drinking. Dark chocolatey bitter aftertaste.

Not sure that I've had a British Style Imperial Stout before so this is the best one I've had. Actually, it stacks up well against some of the best stouts I've had.

Side by side with a 2023 and 2024 version of this beer.

A&S: Medium black colored beer. The head is chocolate colored, and the head retention is still good even with the aged beer. The aroma contains chocolate, nugget, carmella, vanilla, and blackstrap molasses.

T&M: Dark cocoa (main component), hop balance (earthy hops), dry not sweet. Also, I get blackstrap molasses. Less balanced with hops in the older version, but it's more drinkable (both versions are very drinkable though). The older version also has slightly more acidic funk to it. Mouthfeel lighter than you would expect for a 9% ABV stout, but fitting for this dry demeanor. Some good carbination though.

Overall: really enjoyed this beer. A unique look at a russian imperial stout. Would highly recommend.

Maybe coffee notes, caramel, Prunes.

beautiful head!! perfect roasty sip. very well-balanced with but a hint of milk- chocolate bitterness. really easy to drink and super enjoyable! i'll seek this one out again!

 

 

 

 

Best by 2025/10/10
Pours inky black dark pitch black with thick foamy frothy 2 finger brown almost black head, great retention, sticky lacing

Nose brings loads of dark malts, dark chocolate, cocoa, loads of roast, thick burnt fudge, heavy coffee, a bit of acrid roast, lots of fudge, a bit of spicy hop

Taste brings tons of dark roasted malts, heavy roast, a bit of char, hinting acrid but doesn't get there, tons of dark chocolate, cocoa, plenty of fudge, a little burnt coffee, bitterness from the roast and from spicy hops, creamy roasted lactose sugar, nougat, a touch of baking spices, drier but fair sticky finish, fair bitter spicy hops and roasted malts lingering

Mouth is fuller bod, rich chewy thick, creamy, fairly dense, a touch of alcohol warmth

Overall this is an intense beer but right in line where I expect a good imperial stout or export stout to be, lots of roasted bitterness pushing it almost to acrid but not over the line, good intense flavors and aromas, bitterness that doesn't overpower, nicely done

Thin audibly fizzy dark khaki colored froth quickly fizzes away... Color is a sleek jet black color... Big nose of licorice, roasted malt and bakers chocolate... Some faint medicinal qualities as well... Flavor profile is consistent with the nose but with the addition of a big dark fruit sweetness... Also some molasses and brown sugar notes... Full bodied... Sleek and a bit oily... Viscous and chewy... Really nice stout... Bo complaints and lots of goodness abound... highly enjoyable and easily drinkable at 9.2% ABV...

 

6/25/24 Can at Stowe. Passing through from Lincoln NH to Burlington and Lawson's.

The richest deepest beer I've ever poured! Super syrupy, thick, and rich, of course.

Amazing aromas of milk chocolate, coffee, molasses cookies, and brown sugar.

Rich coffee, chocolate and sweet molasses flavors with a lingering mineral finish.

 

Wow, this is a good one poured from the can that I’d gotten at the brewery, but sat on it for six months. Even though it’s over 100° here in the desert, this thing still taste good. Will be back up there in a couple weeks and will definitely hope to get some more

L: dark and thick, used motor oil, creamy brown head

S: scotch, hint of fruit

T: chocolate, almost dark cherry finish

F: dangerously pleasant at 9.2abv, silky and full but not too heavy on the tongue

O: really lives up to the name, it is a luscious experience and one of the better imperial stouts I've come across

Poured from a pint can, the body is a dark black with a mocha colored head. Very good lacing during the tasting.

Aroma is an inviting mix of malted barley and chocolate. Perhaps a light coffee note.

Taste follows nose but with amped up flavors. The chocolate rises and adds sweetness. Mid-swallow a bitter note appears, merges well with the sweet chocolate malt flavor, and slowly tapers off. The ABV is present but not hot.

Soft mouthfeel and good carbonation. Finish is pillow soft and a lingering light bitterness.

a bit too strong for me

Look - outstanding blackness with a thick big tan head and sticky
Smell and taste - roasted malts and chocolate with a slight coffee
Feel - medium full body with a lighter carb and creamy
Overall - Nice NA stout