Main Boss Imperial Stout

So on Friday, i did something i didn't think i would ever do.  I sat and watched all 4+ hours of the "Justice League" Snyder cut.  It was fine.  Way, way too long, but it was fine.  I guess.  Anyway, getting me through the whole ordeal was the delicious and vicious Main Boss Imperial Stout, a collaborative beer between Minnesota's Fair State Brewing Cooperative and Iowa's Pulpit Rock Brewing.  The 12% ABV brew pours black with a dark tan head and smells of vanilla, brown sugar, and malt with some hints of fruit.  The flavor is sweet and syrupy, a thick liquid dessert of molasses and vanilla along with some chocolate notes and plenty of alcohol.  This one won't be for everyone, but it sure did make for a good companion during a 4-hour movie.

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Millstream Back Road Stout

I'm tired.  It's been a long week.  Some dental work done on Monday...and even more to follow next week.  I can only chew on one side of my mouth.  My shoulder aches.  My (almost) 11 month old son never lets us sleep in.  I need a beer.  Something nice and smooth and thick and tasty.  Something dark and foamy that smells like malt and coffee and tastes the same with some hints of oatmeal can cocoa.  Millstream Brewing out of Iowa has just the thing for me.  The Back Road Stout is a great, post-dinner, late night libation...and i'm afraid i only have one left.  And that's a shame.

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