Can (10/25/22) pour from Candia First Stoppe Country Store. It's an opaque, virtually black dark brown with nice sparkle, fizzy cap of light brown head and no lacing. Aroma is strong sweet and roasted malt with caramel, chocolate and a hint of cherry. Taste is strong initial sweet malt, then yielding caramel, mild chocolate and late bitterness resembling coffee. Mouthfeel is medium bodied with smooth texture, average carbonation and mildly bitter roasted finish. Overall, both aroma and taste are more complex than I was expecting with aroma more balanced.

Can at home. Brown and fairly clear hued. Nose is ash and chocolate. Tastes of bitter dark chocolate, char, roasted coffee bean, molasses. Thinner bodied.