Archaic Revival

330ml bottle. almost opaque, darkest brown colour with average, frothy, diminishing, barely lacing, dark beige head. Spicy and slightly chocolately aroma, caramel and dark malty background, notes of cardamom, hints of cinnamon, cocoa, milk chocolate, a touch of dark honey; later, after slightly warming up, overtones of pine and resin. Taste is sweet-ish, caramel and chocolately, dark malty, spicy and minimally alcoholic, notes of caramel, milk chocolate, cardamom, hints of cinnamon, mild cocoa, a touch of Bourbon and vanilla, dark honey; minimally warming, alcoholic finish.
Dissolved sugar enriched, watery texture, smooth and soft, minimally cloying palate, medium, dense, prickly carbonation.
Nice composition, not overspiced but quite exactly WYSIWYG, i.e. you get exactly (and almost solely) what you'd expect from the adjuncts - neat.