From a cheap bottle this stuff pours really dark, almost black with a big foamy tan head. Nose is boozy sweet. First taste is definitely a big sweet pastry stout. As usual, with these stouts, its kindah cloying. Very little, but there is some co2 in there. Yea, these pastry stout things are difficult to take, and so is this. There is a warming sensation going down the throat into the tummy with each swig. Sweet nasty almost artificial sweetness middle. To say there is french toast attributes in there, perhaps is a little misleading. I can't really pick out any of the maple, cinnamon, vanilla nor nutmeg in this. Is just another one of those unbalanced over the top big alky sweet ass pastry bombs. Never judge a beer by its cover, heheh. Blah. What ever happened to good old plain pale beer? Man, I really dig stouts, but these variations almost turn my stomach.

Cheap, fizzy, overly sweet, and remarkably similar to a cola. Tastes like everything comes from a white bucket labeled “French toast flavoring”. Like a bullshit cousin to Founders French Toast Bastard. Avoid.