7.2

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

12 oz goblet draft at Martin City Brewing Company Pizza & Tap in Kansas City, Missouri. The pour is a hazy, murky golden copper brown with a smallish off white head. Pretty thick lace is left on the glass. The aroma is strong sweet caramel malt, soft Bourbon barrel notes and a warming vanilla. Very sweet nose, but naturally so and well integrated. The taste is the caramel toffee sweetness right away, almost a Creme Brulee vanilla. The sweetness is melded really nicely with the Bourbon and barrel flavors, and the beer finishes with a touch of grass. The palate is heavy bodied with soft carbonation and the sweet toffee and warming Bourbon in the finish. This is a boozy beer, but really well integrated. This is not 100% my type of beer, but it is executed exceptionally well.