8

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

1 pint 9 oz bottle from the brewery, 1/12/24. Pours a dark brown-black color with a small brown head that dissipates quickly down to nothing. The aroma is dark chocolate, light roasted coffee, and earth, caramel, and light pepper. Drinks smooth and very creamy. Flavorful and drinkable. Sweet, but not overly sweet. Both the pepper and the alcohol heat are fairly muted (more so than I would have expected). This is quite good.