Poyrs a deep dark brown black from can. Strong roasted malts. Dark bread, grassy - pretty good

Draft: Poured a brown, black with tan head. Aroma is roasted, grain. Taste is smooth grainy, roasty.

Taster at Ardent. Near black pour, thin creamy head, lacing. Aroma is sweet and roasty. Taste is roasty malts, faint chocolate and more sweet notes

Deep dark brown coloured body with a relatively thick tan and cream head, about three to four centimetres tall that fades fairly quickly. Aroma of crisp robust malts with some coffee, peated malt, chocolate and cream all noticeable with a lot of roasty malts with some nuts, earth, rustic characteristics and a dry yeastie characteristic that is crisp, but pungent. Medium-bodied; Strong nutty and very pungent grainy malt bites come through with a lot of yeast and some robust lactose with a relatively strong coffee and bitter notes with a dry oatmeal and nutty, hazlenut flavours with some rich pungency at the end. Aftertaste shows the strong flavours with a lot of grain, a dry, nutty, earthy and robust malt pungency with a lot of residual sugars, vanilla, coffee and peaty notes, but the end is enjoyable and complex, especially for a lager. Overall, a nice and rich beer that has a ton of pungent flavours and complexities, especially for a lager, but a sweetness and easy-drinking nature which makes this perhaps even better. I sampled this sixteen ounce, pint-sized can, purchased from Whole Foods in Arlington (Pentagon City), Virginia on 09-September-2020 for US$3,50 sampled at my house here in Washington on 03-November-2020, drinking a great beer from the state of Virginia during Election Night 2020 in the capital of our fine country.

Clear dark black bod sml tan head. Roast choc ashy arma. Roast ash molass flav. Med bod mod carb. 7/4/7/3/14 3.5

Draft at High Side. Poured a clear, cola brown color with a medium sized, slightly off-white head. Aroma was roasted malts, chocolate, with some toasted malts. Flavor was similar - toasted malts, some light fruity cherry fruit notes. Toasted malt finish.

Keg at the brewery, 8/5/16. Clear dark brown, thin fizzy off-white head, good retention. Aroma of roasted malts, chocolate, cherries. The taste is roasted malts, cherries, chocolate. Medium bodied.