3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Pours a dark brown with no head. Aroma of roasted malts, cocoa, coffee, with smoke. Flavor is largely roasted malts, spice, and a hint of smoke. Nice beer!
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
12oz. bottle, Batch #9370. Roasty, lightly smoky aroma, coffeeish and spicy with notes of burnt grain, earth, faint cocoa and dark bread. Deep, dark brown in color, nearly black, with a fine, lasting, tan head. Flavor is primarily dry, roasty and moderately bitter, with suggestions of citrus, peppery spice, coffee, bready malts, carob, black bread and an underlying fruity, raisin character. Some faint dark sweetness and earthy, herbal hop tones help round things out a bit. Mouthfeel is thin and very lightly acidic, with light-medium carbonation and a medium-full body. Really improves as it warms. Interesting and tasty stuff.
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Batch 9370. Pours a dark brown, near black in the glass with a minuscule cream colored head. Light aroma of roasty malt, chocolate, and a faint hint of rye. The flavors are all pretty subdued, but work well with each other. There is roasty malt, coffee, and a hint of rye on the finish. Very full body and a lot more carbonation than the head would suggest. All in all pretty solid, but not as good as Kalamazoo if you ask me.
3.5 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Bottle. Batch #9370. A very black uncarbonated pour. Reminds me of semi flat coca cola. Small tan head that dissapears quickly. Coffee aroma. Fully bodied. Unique grainy flavor. Haven’t had anything quite like this before. Smooth dry finish. Nice mouthfeel. Overall many nice points, but there is no wow factor.
3.6 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Bottle shared by Jordan. Pour is dark with minimal tan head. Nose is rye and roasted malt, a little on the weak side. Flavor is smooth and slightly sticky with rye, roastiness going on, and a very slight sour note that seemed to dissipate as it warmed. Not a bad offering, I managed to get through two, a rare occurrence for me.
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
12 ounce bottle shared by Eric, thanks man. Pours a dark brown almost black color with a medium off-white head. A sweet grainy and roasted malt nose. The flavor is sweet, almost dry, fluffy, rye and sweet bready grains, light toasted flavors, richer fruits. Like a nice loaf of bread. Spices and earthy sweetness. Very enjoyable.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Bottle from Batch# 9370. Pours a cola brown color with virtually no head. Roasted coffee aroma. Nutty initial flavor with some hints of rye and caramel towards the finish. Medium to full body with average carbonation. Well balanced and very smooth but flavors seemed to be muddled together.
3.7 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
12 oz. bottle; batch 9370; pours clear light brown with thin off-white head fades fast; dry roasty aromas with mild rye spice and more of a smoky, tobacco aroma; quite nice; thin with a sweet roast and mild chocolate; oaty, mild rye spice and a little tobacco too; quite nice, but I just wish there was a little more of everything; has a subtle roasty dryness and nuttiness as it warms
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