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Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 9

One style that Blackrocks loves to do and do variants of, yes, their beloved brown ale. Now this brown is one that they did just the way they always wanted to.
Poured into a pint glass, the appearance was a muddy burnt brown color with a crisp white thin head. Sticky lacing starts but ends up sliding a little bit here and there.
The aroma is quite magical. It’s everything a brown ale could possibly be for coffee and chocolate lovers. Yes, those sweet yet roasty aromatics hit against a light smoke and then smooths out with a little bit of vanilla.
The flavor takes those previously mentioned aromas to move in a refined sweet manner and right on into the aftertaste and enlightens a quick sweet finish.
On the palate, this one sat about a light to medium on the body with a moveable sweet crisp semi-sticky sessionability about it. Carbonation feels spot on.
Overall, not only one of Blackrocks’ best beers but is probably top notch for its style.