Just what I was hoping for, another stout! And it is an imperial, and a pretty good alcohol content too. Oso Brewing has put on an almost sinister label, warning the weak off it I guess. Called La Penúltima, it plays on Spanish drinking culture, where every drink the next to last. At 15% I wonder if this one wouldn't send you home right after, though.
It pours out like chocolate syrup, and even has a little bit of that smell around it. It isn't an overly sugary kind of chocolate, a little bit sharp, something you wouldn't actually drink on its own, but use as a flavoring. The beige head deflates a little but stays firm looking if a little thinner. The chocolate carries over into the taste, giving the beer a rich chocolate shake feeling. It's dark chocolate of course, so not cloyingly sweet, but there's hardly any bitter to be noticed. It doesn't leave much aftertaste behind, but there is a kind of feeling of weight that does stay. Oddly, the beer itself feels very smooth and light. It is a lot like a gourmet milkshake, with the high quality dark chocolate and natural, fatty milk. It's a treat for sure, maybe so much that it has to be...the ultimate.
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