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Glassware: Snifter

Appearance: Blacker than midnight with a short brown head emerging on top. It quickly forms a collar and provides a cascading lace down the glass.

Aroma: Pungent AF. We thought for a moment that they’d used whiskey barrels due to the richer and slightly smoky qualities but nope… definitely a BBA. The base Stout is enormous. Decadent notes of Bourbon/oak, dark chocolate, licorice, espresso coffee, black leather and warming alcohol. We’re almost fearful of drinking this!

Flavour: It’s a biggun. Actually, not as aggressive as we’d expected but it certainly still packs a punch. Some alcohol warmth and sweetness upfront but it’s quelled by the super rich chocolate, licorice, espresso, leather and heavily charred malts. The Bourbon/barrels add to the sheer complexity as well, tacking on as early as the front palate and reaching well into the rich and warming finish.

Mouthfeel: Oily, warming and well rounded. Full body, low Co2. The 14.1% ABV is unsurprisingly noticeable.

Overall: We were really keen to see what Bracket have in the BA Stout department. We already know how good their Hazy’s and IPA’s are and the final thought is that even though this was an absolute ball-tearer it’s a very solid BBA Impy Stout.