Stone Imperial Russian Stout

Brewery: Stone Brewing Company
Style: Russian Imperial Stout
Overall Score: A
Notes: Dark black in color, so dark I can see my reflection in the beer glass. A nice head with some lacing as it is consumed. Smells sweet with a hint of coffee and vanilla. The aroma is good but not great. Tastes like roasted coffee, sweet vanilla, and bitter chocolate. It has a great lingering aftertaste, not too sweet, not too bitter, just right. It has good mix of carbonation and smoothness. Over all it is complex and smooth, very drinkable, one of the best Russian imperial stouts I have tried thus far.