7.5

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

Pours dark brown, almost black. Skirmish of brown foam on top, overall not really that much carbonated, rather flat. Nose has lots of chocolate malt, bitter dark chocolate, coconut and vanilla. Feels quite woody actually. Quite dry and not very sweet. Taste is loaded with more o that chocolate, even too much of it. Booze feels like boozy cocoa, full of cocoa powder. Interesting but brings down drinkability a bit. Very dry and woody overall, vanilla instead of sweetness. Overall, pretty good, although some questions about the balance remain for me.