Eccentrically compelling black-bodied tan-headed fruited stout holds up well as ripe blueberry sweetness contrasts charred hop roast to strong black coffee finish. Blueberry muffin, pie, and jam illusions sometimes play second fiddle to blackened tar, nicotine, and cinder bittering that gums up expansive black chocolate-y coffee thickness, but rich dessert beer should be tried by all hearty beer lovers. Another similarly harsh-fruited California dark ale is Mendocino Imperial Stout.