7.8

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

Re-sampled, 19 Feb., 2008 Aging has brought out even more of the chocolate and raspberry flavor. Pours a black body with a kind of chocolate fondue foam. Light sourness breaks up what could otherwise be a soda taste. Strong bourbon presence from the barrel aging, seems much more alcoholic than listed. Goes down great. Enough to bring the rating up by a tick.
Original rating: 10 July 2007: Draft at FS. Deep black color in its teardrop-shaped goblet. 1/2" brown head. Smells like a big chocolate covered raspberry, all. Tastes like one, too, although the raspberry can sometimes stray into cough syrup territory. Coca seems a little thin. Notes of dry red wine and brandy more than bourbon, followed by a taste of unsweetened cocoa. May have finished a little too dry for a milk stout, perhaps from sitting in the barrel. Still a great, unique beer.