8.8

Appearance - 9 | Aroma - 8.5 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 9 | Overall - 8.5

Draft at the brewery. Free pint for Father's Day! Pours a pitch black color with an off-white head and great retention. A very light dark malt and dark fruit aroma. The description of this beer says notes of dried fruit, caramel, toast, and roasted grain, and I can taste all of that except the roasted grain. This definitely doesn't taste like any wee heavy that I've had before and that's a good thing. I like the dark malt and caramel and toast flavors. And very little dried fruit flavor. The 8.0% alcohol is also invisible. Smooth and clean. Heavy body. Medium light carbonation. Very low bitterness. Not quite a stout, but this is actually pretty close, and very drinkable. I like it.