Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 3 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 3

Starts off well, strong notes of caramel, bread, cocoa, and dark fruits outlined by bourbon and oak, but then the maple kicks in and dispels any notions of subtlety or restraint. Grows syrupy sweet with an overpronounced oak bitterness, turning the finish cloy with hints of diet root beer and cheap chocolate. Grows even more clumsy and overbearing as the pint warms; like Drafty Kilt's fatter, pushier frat boy older brother. Nope.