Boulevard Imperial Stout

This 11.8% ABV stout is from the Boulevard Brewing Company of Kansas City, Missouri. They have been brewing since 1989. It is part of their Smokestack Series, and a seasonal limited release. It is 60% stout and 40% stout that was aged in whiskey barrels. It uses barley, wheat, rye and oats. This is the 2013 release of this beer. 

The beer pours a dense black, no light penetrates this. There is over an inch of thick, foamy, semi-creamy brown head. The aroma is peaty, smokey, dark roasted malt, creamy, vanilla, bourbon, a bit woody, touch of dark cherries, touch of mocha. The taste is dark, dark roasted malt, char, very dark cacao, with a touch of bourbon, dry oak, and a lightly smokey note. The finish is quite dry and fairly bitter. Very full bodied, nearing viscous.