Reviewed from notes.
The appearance was a fairly dark brown color with an eggshell white semi-foamy head that died off at a decent pace. Light lace.
The aroma had a decent blend of sweet rye, sweet chocolate, light earthiness, some herbal qualities, and a light cereal sweet grain.
The flavor definitely leaned towards the sweet side and didn’t seem to let the rye let out it’s \"spiciness\" that I wanted. Aftertaste consisted of the sweet rye and chocolate and allowed a quick sweet finish.
The feel was almost medium bodied, seemed just a touch under with a fairly guarded sessionability about it. Carbonation felt fine. ABV felt fine as well.
Overall, decent rye beer. I didn’t see a whole lot of \"stout\" qualities and I wished the \"spicy\" context would have come out, but hey, it’s not a bad beer. I could still drink if I got it again.

On tap at the brewpub. Pours black with a light brown head that dissipates slowly to the edges. Aroma has a good amount of sweet dark grains with some sweet chocolate with a hint of rye. Flavor is similarly sweet with dark grains and chocolate with only a hint of rye in the finish. A bit sweet.

Tap @ Blue Tractor. Black appearance with a light brown head. Light rye, grainy, roasty malty, earthy hoppy aroma. Roasty, dark chocolate, mild rye malty, earthy flavor. Actually pretty good.