Heathen Brewing’s 2014 vintage of their Epitaph Imperial Stout began its life drenched with flavors like decadent chocolate… and it’s only gotten darker and deeper with time. Three years of cellaring brings out dark, woody, earthy notes, taking this prestigious brew on a trip through the dark chocolate flavor spectrum with a silky smooth ganache mouthfeel.

Dark aromatics of rum-glazed apples and leather emerge. Blackstrap molasses notes apply hints of hoisin and aspects of dark bakers chocolate. These are all the flavors that draw us back to Heathen to drink their robust dark beers.

It’s fun to discover just how different beer is after aging it for three entire years. Hold a tasting party and tell your un-beer-educated friends that you cellared this gem, and they may be convinced you have a magical flavor-changing cellar!