5.9

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

Reviewed from notes.
The appearance was a fairly dark brown color with a little white cap of a head. Fell off super quick to barely leave any lace.
The aroma had a nice blend of caramel/toffee malts, sweet nuts, Baker’s chocolate (but seemed a bit more bitter than usual), roasted coffee beans, and a little bit of earthiness.
The flavor cued up the sweetness of the malts at first and tried to bring in the nuts and Baker’s chocolate. However, the Baker’s chocolate seemed to come across a bit more bitter than expected. I didn’t mind for me, but was hoping for the malts to lighten the bitterness. The aftertaste was all about the malts. Finish was semi-dry with a substantial bitterness.
The palate was between light and medium bodied with a fair sessionability about it. Carbonation felt fine. ABV felt fine. Bitterness created a little bit of unexpected but somewhat acceptable harshness along my tongue.
Overall, as a brown ale fan, I can’t fully endorse this beer. It does have a ton of potential, but if only the Baker’s chocolate was \"cued\" in on the sweeter side of it’s quality, this could be a knockout and the next time I try this beer, I hope it is a knockout.

6.5

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

At the source: pours dark brown with a beige head. Aroma is caramel and weed. Weird weedy taste going on in this. Strange brown ale, but not bad in any way.

3

Reminds me of Newcastle United. That's not a good thing.