Avery The Czar Imperial Stout

4.3/5

AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20

2008 22 ounce bottle. Pours opaque with a thick one finger light tan head with great retention that recedes to a thick lacing. Glass lacing is just insane, it is completely covering the glass interior. Aromas of roasted malt, chocolate, oat, some dried fruit, and caramel. Taste is of chocolate, roasted malts, coffee and some caramel. Huge creamy thick body and medium carbonation with some bitterness on the finish. Alcohol is hardly noticeable except for a slight warmth after the finish. This is awesome.

I have been told that the 2008 version is one of the better ones, and the 2009 version isn't as good. If I find this again I will buy it to compare.