a: dark brown coloured body | barely there white head
a: molasses | deep canella | strong malts
f: anise | strong chocolates | tobacco at end
t: robust nuts | pitted fruits | smokey end
o: deep throughout | pungent sugars | smokey but strong, especially for fresh

16 ounce can | MOM's Organic Market (grocery): Arlington (Court House/Rosslyn), Virginia | 17-December-2025 | US$26,99/four pack | no can date | sampled: 22-April-2026

473ml can. Opaque, darkest brown colour with slightly late awakening, small to average, dense, creamy, moderately lasting and lacing, tan head. Roasty, slightly chocolately, dark malty and minimally sugary, caramel malty aroma, notes of coffee, freshly roasted coffee beans, some mocha, dark chocolate, caramel, (coffee) overtones of vanilla, cinnamon. Taste is roasty, slightly chocolately, dark malty, minimally sugary, caramel malty, minimally alcoholic, notes of mocha, dark chocolate, a touch of dark caramel, mild roasty, coffee bitterness, slowly increasing caramel sweetness.
Minimally viscous, creamy texture, smooth and soft, silky, minimally greasy palate, fine, dense, mildly prickly carbonation.
Intense but not overdone, balanced and harmonious - very good.