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

Mug Club mug. Think I got this toward the end of the cask. The pretty server had to pump quite a bit for a tall mug that was almost 1/4 tan, meringue-style foam over a brown-black stout body. Smell of chocolate cover cherry cordials, with a bigger alcohol nose than its listed abv would suggest. Taste is just a tiny bit ragged from stout malts, but mostly a smoothed higher-octane dry stout base. Cherries overlay nicely instead of overpowering the brew. Strong alcohol flavor. I spot no bubbles, bit texture still somehow reminds me of a Cherry Coke. I catch some yeast dregs, not unexpected. Tasty and toasty.