Taster at the brewery - should be listed as a foreign stout, as it uses Belgian yeast and candi syrup - black pour with a thick off-white head - nose of roast, dark chocolate, licorice, espresso - starts sweet, with vanilla, cream, chocolate, dark berry - moderate bitterness and roast late, with moderate acidity cutting the sweetness slightly - finishes with dark coffee notes - a little thin, and the sweetness is never completely balanced, but okay.