Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 9

Waxed bomber from Monument in Concord, CA. Pours dark brn/blk with a medium dark tan head. Coffee is the primary aroma note. With a deep inhale whiskey (bourbon?) and chocolate can be found. Full bodied. Flavor is chocolate, coffee and coming in strong for third is whiskey. Bourbon? It's really earthy. Much drier than expected. Bitter - coffee? hop? both? There's some musty wood lurking in the depths. Citrus and redberry are there, but it takes rather intense searching to unearth them. This is quite a tast bonanza. Coffee might be a bit overdone, but can that ever be? Really good stuff IMHO!