8.1

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

On tap at brewpub. It pours deep brown with full mocha head and nice lacing. The aroma is as full as the head with a nice pulse of smoked grains. I also get mild sweet maltiness in the background. The flavor starts with a smokiness that mixed with a mild hop twang. Toward midway the smoke peaks in flavor before the hop bitterness builds into the finish. I get a nice thick malty sweetness that seems to run throughout the experience. It ends both smoky and mildly hoppy.