8.3

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 9

Pours dark, almost black-brown. Aroma is at first not too telling, sweet caramel, burnt sugar, maybe a bit of bourbon. Subtle and getting better when the beer warms a bit. Taste really feels as this is barrel-aged in some bourbon barrels. I cannot see any description confirming it but this one feels really tasty. Didn’t really expect that from Hideji. They do good enough beers but this is really delicious. Bit sweet, bit sticky, loads of whiskey-bourbon, vanilla. Not sure where I should get those chestnut flavours but overall, really well made beer and a big surprise for me from Hideji. Thumbs up!