7.6

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

Capped 375 from Corti Bros. Pours dark brown black with a moderate creamy tan head. Aroma of chocolate with a touch of cherry. Full bodied. Flavor is chocolate, vanilla and some cherry - floating over a rather dark but not excessively toasty dark malt. I think there's pistachio - but like a light thing I'm licking from my lips. Fun ale. Heat is barely intrusive.