This is the 8th beer I took to Texas to share. How can you not buy a beer called Redneck Christmas Stout? From Georgia of course. Not sure about the beer, but the can gets a 5.0. Very short disappearing head. Not as deep or opaque in color as most Imperial stouts. Aroma is roasted malt and sweet mint. Texture is light and crisp. Flavor begins with a deep roasted coffee, a bittersweet tart note in the background. Totally dominates until the finish brings a mint characteristic. Not peppermint, the kind of mint you pick from the garden. Then a powdery cocoa appears with a good dose of hop bitterness. This beer sounded great but it just didn't work. The coffee was too bitter and dominating, the peppermint was more like just mint. And the chocolate I would expect from an imperial stout was more of a raw cocoa powder. The flavors didn't blend, they seem to fight each other. Best to pass on this Christmas brew.