On draft at Black Flannel Brewpub.
Poured into a nonic pint glass.
Appearance is as shown in the picture.
Aroma: soft clean dark roasted malts, some dry sweet earthy to black coffee-ish tones with some anise
Flavor: combines the prior noted aromas to a fine sweet quality with a slight bitter to roasty edge trying to rise up for balance; finishes with a slight lower than normal dry speck and some dark chocolate to anise-like blended tones
Texture: light to medium bodied; sessionable; great amount of smoothness, good carb level
Overall: way smoother and not as dry as many Irish dry stouts on the market these days, did I like this? Sure I did, I didn't mind this was way more drinkable than the overly dry ones of this style.