Non Fatal Souls - Hell For Stout

Bottle 375 of 960 - Despite a bad experience with their saison, I’ve decided to give this brewer another shot (with a style that is much harder to screw up) - pour is black, with a fairly thick, dark tan lace - nose of chocolate, smoke, berries (blackberry, raspberry), light acidity, light roast, vinous notes - body and texture are a bit flabby and lifeless, but the flavor is nice - sweet up front, with a fair amount of chocolate - the wine character soon follows, along with some acidity, both of which cut the sweetness a bit - roast and smoke arrive late, as well as some lingering bitterness and oaky character - pretty nice - I may try some more from them in the future.