Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

Poured up on tap at the 2015 edition of the AZ Strong Beer Festival where it exhibits a super black body that supports a nice looking mocha head of foam. The aroma starts off with big roasty notes that are lined with inviting chocolate maltiness that gives way to bourbony barrel notes and some oak at the end of the draw. The taste is similar where it has a thick body that slides across the palate with a slight silky sensation yet this is not sludgy or cloying. It brings in big dark roasted malts that are tempered by thick chocolate malts and then some bourbon barrel booziness to midway. In the background there’s a pleasing sweet caramel note as well as a little bit of spicy oak. Delicious. This comes together wonderfully.