RELEASE: One-off Special Production // THE ABV. 10.2% | IBU’s. ? // THE NOSE: Dusty Vanilla, Latte, Wet Soil, Red Cherry, Heavily Malted Chocolate Shake, Oak, Almond Butter // THE TASTE: Chocolate Ganache, Black Treacle, Prune Juice, Blackcurrant, Redcurrant, Mulberry, Cocoa Powder, Black Walnut // THE BOTTOMLINE: If you are lucky enough to see a bottle of this in the wild you should jump on it like a starving Lion would a peppy Gazelle! Cellared for 4 years, this very limited 2006 bottle release by Sixpoint is unbelievably chocolatey, dairy like and decadently desserty on the nose - it’s a shockingly good aroma. Malted chocolate shake and ripe black fruit flavors ooze across the palate with balance, length and surprising drinkability - this is not a weighty or viscous stout. On the backend things get really dark, with muscular notes of pitch black cocoa and tart red berry providing the perfect counterpoint to the rich sweetness present upfront. There’s a rare complexity at play in this beer, the sort of complexity present in a crafted Mexican mole sauce. // THE BACKBONE: Two-Row Malted Barley, Glen Eagles Premium Maris Ottee, Carapils, Black Patent, Roasted Barley and Crystal Malts, Columbus, Centennial and Glacier Hops, Distiller's Yeast, 100% NYC Tap Water // PRICE POINT: $60 | 1x 22oz bottle