7.6

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 8

473ml can. Opaque, darkest brown colour with small, frothy to creamy, hlaf-way lasting, minimally lacing, tan head. BA supported, sweet-ish, chocolately and slightly roasty, dark malty, slightly caramel malty and vinous fruity, minimally tannic, woody aroma, notes of dark chocolate, red wine, blue grapes, a touch of coffee, some oak, whiffs of marmite. Taste is slightly sweet, caramel malty, mildly bitter, roasty and slightly chocolately, dark malty, slightly woody and vinous fruity, notes of caramel, some coffee, some dark chocolate, hints of blue grapes, red wine, a tannic touch of oak.
Oily to viscous texture, smooth and soft, minimally greasy and cloying palate, medium to fine, soft, mildly prickly carbonation.
Nice composition, maybe a tad too BA dominated - pretty good.