My can say homage skull sessjion, but I read its the same beer as their other skull sessions, including the scarlet. Pour is like iced tea, no head. Ever so mild malt nose, barely detectable. First taste has a tad of that immature brewer phenolic bite in there. Decent level of carbonation. Near the middle, yes there is some of that vienna caramelized malt but the mostly I can't ignore that sharp pointed bitter bite. As I near the end, I seem to be getting used to it, and it seems to wane, but this stuff needs a few manners. Just saying. I hope the crispness they refer too in the description is not that medium astringent bite I'm detecting. Has a way to go if it wants to be up there with Trader Joe's Jose Dark, Birdfish Speedy Penguino, Modelo Noche Especial or even Michelob Amberbock.