3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Bottle. Pours a deep dark brown with a fizzy light brown head that fades. Aroma of roasted malt, cocoa, and sweeter molasses, with a hint of fruit. Taste of bitter cocoa, roasted malt, caramel, molasses, and dark fruits. Lingering roasty bitter sweetness that ends watery. Nice.
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Bottle. Pitch black pour with a medium mocha head. Nose of roasted malts, and coffee. Taste follows the nose and has a fair amount of even balance. Maybe even a hint of mint. Not bad.
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4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Pours dark thick coffee black with a big creamy dark tan head. The aroma is smoky, that’s what I get for the most part, but I enjoy it. The flavor has notes of smoke and roasted sweet and bitter malts on a smooth and creamy delicious body.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
(12oz bottle) Pours a dark brown body with a medium khaki head. Aroma of roasted malt, lactose, cocoa, and cola. Flavor of chocolate, oatmeal, nuts, caramel, and molasses.
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
On tap at The Hopcat. Dark brown with a medium brown head. Aroma of oatmeal, roasted malt, chocolate, molasses and mild alcohol. Taste of roasted malt, oatmeal, chocolate, licorice, and light alcohol. One of the better Shorts brews I’ve had so far.
3.6 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
12oz bottle courtesy of Secret Santa (JCB). Pours very dark brown and appears black in glass with one finger tan head. Aromas of coffee, chocolate, molasses, and roasted malts. Flavors of bitter roasted malts, coffee, some molasses, and chocolate. Finishes dry and bitter. Mouthfeel is a bit thin. Not great but still flavorful.
3.7 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
12oz bottle thanks to my good friend raveskdr. Poured a pitch black, tan head. Aroma was sweet, strong, bold malts, chocolate, caramel, molasses. Very dry, bitter chocolate and malts. Alcohol is most certainly present, as there was a fair amount of alcohol burn on it, but even then it was highly drinkable.
2.7 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 9/20
Thin black pour with minimal head. Aroma holds mostly coffee and a touch of biter oat. Not too complex on the nose. Flavor is equally unimpressive, with some bitter roast and bad coffee. Pretty bad really. Also thin. Meh.
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