5.8

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5

Pours a dark black from a tap with an espresso crema head. Aroma is a woody, licorice-y, burnt molasses and chocolate. Very little cherry flavor coming through, I asked the brewmaster if the cherry referred to wood chips, but he said the Montmorency cherries didn’t add as much flavor, just tartness. That said, it’s very tart, very astringent, very thick, with a big burnt malt backbone after all the rest. Okay beer.