Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Taster at St. Nichols, during Eclipse Sunday. My son, who is not drinking yet, don’t worry mom, could smell it from his corner of the table, saying he thought it had raspberry and "vines." I figured that to mean it had an earthy smell of English hop. Despite the dark body, this did not have the graininess of a stout. There was a bit of berry in the taste, and maybe Amarillo hops. Perhaps a bit of wheat in the malt, but that’s just my guess.