Hellwoods with Vanilla

§ How it tastes

The heavyweight of the dark end. It is viscous, intensely sweet, roasted almost to burnt, and often as strong as wine, so it is served small for a reason. A dessert and a nightcap in the same glass — and a terrible first craft beer.

That's the style. This beer is one brewery's take on it.

§ From the brewery

Hellwoods was the very first imperial stout we ever brewed, and has morphed over the years from a traditionally bitter, roasty/toasty stout to one that's full bodied and chewy...but, of course, we couldn't just stop there. In 2023, we kegged a batch of Hellwoods that was brewed…