A surprisingly dry pale, some of that alpha hop that at higher concentrations could get rubbery or acidic but is fine here.

A chocolatey, sweet stout, aptly named. Reminiscent of a milk stout but doesn’t have that lactose tackiness at the end, instead a touch of hops.

Was afraid this was going to be too far gone at 11 years in the bottle, but this was actually quite good! Medium stout, seemed mellowed out. Caramel, wood, vanilla. Mostly flat, which was unsurprising, but I did wish it had more fizz. Very clear Scotch overtones with just as much peat as you're looking for (I got it, others didn't).

After 11 years it was flat but still quite good. Not too sweet which is the way to do this… a little bit of molasses for me. Spice. Dark but not brooding.

This 9-year old beer, bottled in 2008, was almost completely flat. Lots of peat and faded smoke from the Scotch come through in the smell; the flavor as I recall was slightly sour in the dry fashion of British / Irish stouts. Maybe a tad cucumbery? But very, very smooth. I liked the overall effect, but it would have been better with a little bubble.

Smells like pined-hops. Tastes somewhat green and herbal to go with the nice hop taste. Finishes with a faint toffee-syrupy quality along with a quickly ending hop.

Strong malt backend really helps offset whatever 150-odd IBUs are claimed by this beer. I found the finish only mildly bitter and the fragrance and flavor, while strong, were not over the top. Solid Imperial IPA, even if that's not my main thing.