4.4

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 3 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 4.5

From Jun 2008

It poured a reddish amber with about a 1 finger head of foam. Good head retention and some nice lacing.

The smell had notes of bitterness, honey, caramel, and a touch of yeast.

The taste has some fruit(cherry?), caramel, honey, grain, spice, and a hint of candy sugar. I found the finish to be very bitter...like I was biting into a slice of grapefruit. There's some harshness on the tongue and definitely some warming from the alcohol.

Overall, I wasn't that impressed with Coopersmith's latest offering but maybe you'd like it. Give a try, I say.