"Walking With darkness" dessert beer by Sierra Nevada and Moksa Brewing.

https://shop.sierranevada.com/products/walking-with-darkness-375ml-3-pack-pre-sale

Now up for pre-order, if this is of interest to anybody.

I ordered some but haven’t tried it yet

Got it and tried it.

It’s OK.

Light carbonation, like a stout. Very woody/smoky nose - would this be toasting/smoking the malt, then?

Big ass chocolate nose, as well. The vanilla seems to exacerbate rather than compliment the woodiness. I think this is a case of too much of a potential good thing.

The almond component is more like slightly over-toasted almonds…no ‘sweet’ almond component.

I would sum it up as a big chocolatey, oaky, smoky, sweet stout.

Maybe not as good as OK, but YMMV. (I found I liked it less well as I sat here trying to describe it.)

My wife, however, has a sweet tooth and she loved it! She drank 3/4 of the bottle!

My plan for the next bottle is: fill blender with vanilla ice cream, add one bottle of this, puree for 30 seconds, and drink with a savory dessert…maybe this and some lardons/pork belly would mesh.