9.6

Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 10 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 9.5

Purchased at the Beer Temple in Chicago, IL; enjoyed at home on an extra hour of sleep while watching football. Appearance is pitch black, moderately thick, with a large dark tan head that lightly laces to the glass. Aroma is very interesting, I’d call it chocolate leather. It’s somewhat like a new car smell, but if you spilled dark roast coffee in the car. Taste is un-freakin-believable. Huge nutty chocolate flavor with a nice bitterness, butterscotch, finishes dry, light lactose, very unique and one of a kind. One of the best stouts I’ve had, pretty awesome name to boot...actually surprised a beer hasn’t been called Freedom Fries yet.