5.6

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

From a teeny tiny 250ml can on 16/5/2021 (a really good idea for big beers imho). Pours a clear reddy amber with a biggish bubbly head. Smells of dark and dried fruit, with a good whiff of booze. Tastes, of dark and dried fruit up front, with not a lot of toffee or caramel presenting. Finishes with a sharp, boozy and slightly sour bitterness. The body is surprisingly thin, the carbonation moderate. One Drop do some great stuff, but this is just a bit hot, muddled and lacking from a balance standpoint. Maybe it'll improve with age, but right now, it's pretty ordinary, and I'm a big fan of the style. Really disappointing.