When the glaciers retreated and the submissive tectonic plates carved out their will, the wet and marshy Lenape trodden blue Brook trails would come be known as Lake Surprise; retrenched, damned and forged to power the mills in the nearby deserted village. The smooth sound and overall gestalt this RIS puts down is in its’ honor and storied history. The intricate clockwork of bittersweet and unsweetened chocolate, cocoa, coffee, caramel, baguette, stiff rye dough, raisins and alcohol warmth spun into a rest your bones cathartic release beer. Dense and intense, proven dependable, malt muscle chops.