Almost reads like a sugary coffee soda more than a beer. Strong, bright cascara acidity mixes with berry and chocolate notes, but the lactose comes on strong in the back end, adding a Coffee-Mate-ish vanilla sweetness coupled with roast and a lingering citrus-tinged fade. Fizzy carbonation doesn't lessen the soda comparisons, as does the quickly up-and-gone head. Not bad, but not my type of coffee beer.

12 oz can from Tavour, 3/21/20. Canned 1/16/20. Dark brown color, foamy tan head, moderate lace. Roasted coffee, earth, and some semi-sweet chocolate. Some sweet vanilla and caramel notes on the finish. Slightly more fizzy, less creamy than the Cincinnati version I consumed directly before this one. Little less sweetness too, with some balancing bitterness. Pretty good overall, I like the flavor a little more, but the feel a little less. 8/4/8/3/16