7.3

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

Warning! My bottle was a sample from the second trial brew. If the commercialized product proves different, I’ll try a new rating. Fully hazy brown with red-amber highlights; small yellowish, very fine head as whipped cream, leaving rings of lace. First impression is leafy/earthy, then an overwhelming onslaught of chocolate, dark chocolate powder and cacao booms. Quite bitter taste, chocolate, but also quite some hops. Malty, nowhere sweet, until after some serious warming up. Dry beer, a bit fizzy. In the aftertaste, warming up, some mild melassy sweetness. The chocolate reigns in the aroma, but is very meek in the flavour. Whatever, nice beer.