Thanks Tom/After4ever! It’s pitch black with a huge, creamy head. The aroma has notes of roasted malt, berries and sweet licorice. The flavour is smooth with notes of sweet, but strong licorice, berries, roasted malt and perfumed fruit. I like it a lot, but the perfumed notes are a bit artificial in my mouth.

Deep and dark crimson-black. Toasty aroma. Milk chocolate sweetness, as well as a little syrup. Flowery hops, kind of grassy and zippy. Slight sourness. Not too shabby.

Growler, purchased at the brewery yesterday and refrigerated continuously. Pours deep grainy/cloudy black, some moussy medium-tan head. Modest nose of white sugar, molasses, chocolate. Attack is equally mild, with flavors of some strength, but by no means above average boldness for the style. Mid-palate is essentially the nose brought to life on the tongue (sugary business), until the finish approaches, when a nice balancing note of roast emerges, and makes for a satisfying conclusion. Starts seemingly oversweet but finished endlessly sessionable.

Sweet chocolate aroma. Full bodied, chocolatey palette with adequate bitterness. Bitter finish. A good NW stout.

Tap - Eastside Tavren<br /> A deep brown color with a thick chocloate flavor and a deep rich malt and great subtle coffee flavor. This was a very good Oatmeal stout. I will drink this again and again.