6.9

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Draft in an English pint, Downers Grove. Deep red-brown body, one-finger light tan head, nice and clean looking. Rich cocoa malt smell. Easygoing texture is the first thing I taste. Continues cocoa impressions, adding a bit of coffee, caramel malts and a small amount of dark roast malt. Bit of yeast in the background. Malts are slightly bolder than average. with a correspondingly stronger Engligh hop bill. Hints of molasses cookie at the finish. A brown ale, but more of it.