Hailstorm Brewing Vlad The Impaler

Aroma: 8 | Appearance: 8 | Mouthfeel: 8 | Flavor: 8 | Overall: 8

Sampled a flight of 5 beers at the brewpub, brought home a growler of this. $20/64 oz. growler. Pours dark brown with a tan head, that slowly shrinks, but leaves a ring around the top of the beer. Chocolate, coffee, roasted malt, charred wood, earthy hops on the nose. The roasted malt is the dominant flavor, followed by coffee and chocolate. A bit boozy when cold, but mellows as it warms. Mouthfeel is full and velvety. This is a very nice Imperial Stout that also comes in bombers. I plan on picking up a few and aging them, as I feel that a little aging will further improve the flavor. I try to support local brewpubs and Hailstorm is my most recent find. I grabbed a t-shirt on the way out. On the front is the Hailstorm logo and on the back it says "Beer is the answer, but I can't remember the question". Clever saying and a beer worth a try.