Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 8.5

(Bottle) Pours very dark brown with ruby highlights and a tiny beige head. Lovely aroma of nuts and chocolate with pastry and smoky hints. Awesome mouthfeel - full bodied, smooth, with fine prickly carbonation. Great taste; rich and complex. There’s rich malty toffee sweetness at the start and a steadily growing bitterness that balanced well leaving a bitter finish for the next sip. Very nice.