7.1

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Pours up at AZ Strong Ale Fest 2014 with a hazy copper body that has gold edges and supports an off white head of foam. The aroma offers up fruity ester notes that are on the dark fruit side like plums and cherries and then there is a sense of hoppiness in the background. The taste is full of sweet fruity esters like brown sugar dusted prunes and raisins and cherries. Behind those notes this has a thick malt sweetened vague sort of hoppiness that yields some flavors I can’t put words to and very little in the way of bitterness. After a few sips it seems there is a slightly drying sensation that seems a bit like hop bitterness or maybe a mild malt astringency. This is thick and tasty.