White Pony Microbirrificio A Wish Full Of Dreams – American Double / Imperial Stout at 11.9% ABV (2023 Craft Beer Advent Calendar #24, 330 ml, no packaging date or best before, acquired 14-Dec-2023, reviewed 25-Dec-2023)
Appearance: opaque black with one finger of fine beige head, good retention and moderate spotty lacing. (4/5) Aroma: boozy chocolate, red berries, mild nuts, slight metallic. (8/10) Taste: high sweet, high bitter. (6/10) Palate: full slick body falling off slightly in the finish, low carbonation, slightly astringent lingering bitter warming finish. (3/5)
This does some things right, but others not so much. The aroma is promising, but the flavour fails to fully deliver. And despite the fairly full albeit slightly high-ABV slick body, it seems to drop off a little thin in the finish, with a slight metallic note becoming a little astringent. I mean, this isn’t a complete failure, by any means – but it’s also not a complete success. (14/20)
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