Prairie Bomb! – Tasting Notes

From Prairie Artisan Ales – Bomb! is an imperial stout aged on espresso beans, chocolate, vanilla beans, and ancho chile peppers. All the flavors meld to create a truly unique beer. The peppers add just the right amount of heat to compliment the intense coffee and chocolate flavors.

Prairie Artisan Ales – Prairie Bomb! – 12 oz. bottle poured into a goblet. 13% abv. Bottled May 7th, no wax.

Appearance: Pours an inky dark brown, nearly black with a fuzzy tan ring.

Aroma:  Fresh coffee, dark chocolatey malts, pepper oils/essence, alcohol.

Taste:  Dark roasted cold coffee. Burnt malts/char, dark chocolate, vanilla bean, finishes with spicy scrathchy peppers and bitter coffee.

Mouthfeel:  Medium bodied. Heat from the peppers. Modest carbonation.

Overall: A very exceptional beer. Deep, complex, highly sippable. If you are put on the spot to recommend a cigar beer, without a blink, say Prairie Bomb!