6.5

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

Complex, but a little too intense, with a heavy toffee-chocolate presence lacking balance to taper away from the sweet notes. Mild has an umami quality--think coconut aminos--backed up by toast and baker's cocoa. Finishes semi-dry, and the booze is very well hidden, but the pint sways too far into confectionary territory, even for a doppelbock. Verges on eisbock territory, really.