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

Tried on tap at the Florida Brew Fest 2011 addition. It pours deep dark brown with nice looking mocha head. The aroma is sort of earthy, burnt wheat toast, a faint sense of wood but devoid of the typical oak spiciness I would expect and kind of malt balls too. Interesting mix of aromatics to say the least. The taste offers up dark roasted malts, a thin layer of spicy black licorice, a hint or two of dark fruity esters and then drying out with a bit of wood and a modest level of spicy oak. Into the finish earthy and spicy hops join in to help round this thing out.