6

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

10 ounce at the brewery - dark brown, nearly black pour with moderate off-white lace - nose of chocolate, espresso, dark fruit - medium-body - flavor is heavy on the coffee, the bitterness and roast of which get a bit acidic and abrasive on the tail end - the finish is sharp - to me, this is the cardinal sin of coffee stouts and will always get a severe downgrade in score - moderate notes of vanilla and chocolate through the middle, but the finish is all sharp coffee bitterness - coffee does not need to be so acidic! - I’ve yet to make it over to Glissade and this is disincentivizing me.