Brown with a small white head. Bitter and rough with pine, tobacco, wood. Long finish. Moderately full bodied.

Deep and crisp amber, copper and light brown coloured body with a very large, horribly large-bubbled and soapy tan head that starts off at around ten (yes 10!) centimetres tall that fades decently, but leaves a pretty ugly lace on the sides of the glass, all the way to the top! Aroma of rye (duh!) malt, light toffee, smoked grain, a dash of caramelised sugars, some nuts, earth and also a dose of bright and bitter hops that do show some alpha acids as well. Medium-bodied; Super rich, grainy, rustic, earthy and incredibly deep malts with a lot of yeast and nuttiness there as well, but the deep qualities are strongest here. Aftertaste shows some light hoppy flavours, a good deal of flowers and grain, but the earthy and especially malty notes dominate with a lot of alcohol coming through the cracks and some light sweetness, but grainy, yeastie and nutty flavours are quite strong throughout this one as well. I sampled this twelve ounce can, purchased from Ye Old Spirit Shop in Frederick, Maryland on 29-November-2020 for US$2,79 sampled at my house here in Washington on 10-January-2021.