Jackie O's Dark Apparition Russian Imperial Stout

This 10.5% ABV Russian Imperial Stout is from Jackie O's Pub & Brewery in Athens, Ohio.

The beer pours black, with a short and thin head of tan. The aroma is dark and sweet, molasses, coffee, dark dried fruits, raisins, chocolate, roasted. The taste follows the aromas, hitting the same notes, dark and sweet, a bit more char in the taste then in the aroma. The finish is semi-sweet, some bitterness. The beer drinks soft and smooth. This is a nice sipper of a stout.