7.2

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

Can pour from The Beer Store, Nashua. It's an opaque dark brown/burgundy with trace sparkle, finger-width beige head with poor retention and no lacing. Aroma is rich roasted malt, toffee, chocolate and pine. Taste is roasted malt, caramel and mild pine. Mouthfeel is light-to-medium bodied with fairly thick texture, soft carbonation and crisp finish as taste. Overall, aroma is really great for the style and, if the taste lived up to it, this would be amazing. Piney bite could be a bit more intense and a bit more carbonation.