7.4

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

On draught at CBC, 10/27/2005, with Crosling. Served a nicely unfiltered chartreuse-brown color, with a small off-white/cream colored head, fair retention. Aroma serves up chocolate, honey graham crackers, molasses, raisins and then a bit of sourdough on the end. Low hops profile, but what’s there is nice and flavorful (green floral and juicy, mildly herbal). Flavor is chocolatey, with lightly toasted grains, brown sugar and prunes on the end. Light hoppiness is apparent and tastefully done, while there is a lightly dry vanilla-liqueur/extract like flavor lingering in the background that is quite pleasant and balances the sweet choco-toffee malt. Fresh and with a low carbonation, lightly chewy texture. No alcohol apparency. Cherry and raisin fruitiness becomes quite apparent as it warms. Dry grainy notes mixed with chocolate linger on pleasantly.