Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

Keg at the brewery taproom. Pours black-brown with a creamy, tan head. Luscious aroma, with definite notes of raspberry purée, some cocoa, scorched earth. Medium sweet flavor, not cloying, with gooey chocolate character, lacing of juicy raspberry, mellow undertones of peanut butter, slight ashy roast bitterness. Medium to full bodied, lightly chewy, with average carbonation and massaging texture. Lightly warming on the finish, with just a bit of sticky sweetness, some chocolate-covered raspberries, baking cocoa, mild char, subtle bitter earth and raspberry seed, raisins. A well executed concept beer. Great stuff.