Howe Sound Pothole Filler Imperial Stout

Howe Sound Pothole Filler Imperial Stout
9% abv., 65 IBUs

If you want a good stout on a cold night by the fire, this could be the beer for you.

B.C. brewery Howe Sound's Pothole Filler Imperial Stout, which I picked up for Jeff during a random trip to the LCBO, has "tonnes of roastiness, chocolate and molasses," Jeff said. "The taste continues the roasted flavours, chocolate, black cherry and tobacco, then finishes hop bitterness."

He said it pours an opaque black-brown with a bubbly tan head that sticks around.

"It's a full-bodied beer that coats your mouth," he said.

Be warned, though, this is a big bottle. You might not want to tackle it on a Thursday night.

Check out the brewery's website - if you're thinking of taking a trip to B.C., it might be worth staying at the inn at the brewery (or visiting the brewery at the inn ...).