5.6

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5.5

Bottle picked up at the brewery. It pours clear dark brown with a decent foamy beige head. The aroma is roasted malt, quite sweet, cacao, caramel, millionaires shortbread, chocolate cake and briwn bread. The taste is dry, bitter, rich roasted malt, charcoal, bit of burnt toast, burnt coffee grounds, umami, peppery spice, liquorice and some chalkiness with a rather drying finish. Lighter end of medium body and fine, foamy carbonation. Decent aroma, but the taste is a bit burnt unfortunately. So-so.