Bottle shared at Ratebeer awards show. 30/01/2016. Huge Thanks! Aroma is spicy coffee bean,, some soft fruits, jalapeno pepper, A viscous black / brown coloured pour with no head. Flavour is composed of sticky brown sugars, raw coffee, cascara, smooth roast and some jammy fruits. Palate is milky, medium sticky bodied, moderate carbonation. Good.

[1/30/16] Bottle sample at the Encomium bottle share, after RateBeer Best awards ceremony at Hyatt Vineyard Creek Hotel in Santa Rosa. Thanks everyone who shared bottles! Black. Big coffee aroma. Roasty flavor with coffee and chocolate. Medium-bodied.

Bottle. Pours black with no head. The aroma is strong coffee bean, wood, bourbon. Thick mouth, chewy, coffee roast, cocoa, bitter finish, very good.

Bottle. Pours dark brown tan head. Nose/taste of bourbon, roast chocolate, roast coffee, vanilla bean, molasses cookie and rum raisin cookie. Medium body.

From a 22 oz bottle courtesy of Adam and his cats. Aroma has a nice, fairly strong coffee character with a hint of a nuttiness, but mostly a darker roast. Light oak note with moderate dark chocolate and light vanilla. A hint of a peppery spice, but not green bell pepper. Some dark burnt sugar notes as well. Pours black with a moderately sized, moderately thick, dark mocha head that exhibits alright retention as it recedes to the edges where it clings in clumps. Light lacing and medium sized legs. Flavor has a nice moderate sweetness with some good dark and milk chocolate notes upfront. Some burnt sugar and molasses as well. Mid palate you get a light oak note with some vanilla which is then followed by a moderate coffee note with more molasses and burnt sugar. Coffee is again a darker roast character. Moderate bitterness. Mouthfeel is medium full bodied with medium carbonation. Low astringency and low alcohol warmth. Overall, a pretty nice beer with a nice coffee character that works well with the malts. The oak also adds a nice complexity, especially with the vanilla notes it brings to the table. I like that this is also only 9% as opposed to the 13% of BCBS or the 18% of Mocha Wednesday.