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

Poured up on tap at Papago with copper – amber – red body and off white head. The aroma has some roasted malts, a bit of cherry, some sweet molasses and a soft and somewhat vague hoppiness. The taste is nice and rich with malts, roasted malts, molasses and a bit of sweet dark fruity esters. To midway and into the finish a pleasing load of spicy hops, earthy hops and bitter pine hop resin come to the surface and take over. The play between the hops and the various rich dark maltiness is tasty indeed.