7

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Tap at Vine Street - sure it’s a gimmick beer, but it’s a gimmick beer with bacon! - and it’s actually pretty darn good - dark ruby pour - aroma of dry cocoa and a rich, hearty, meaty smokiness - medium body, creamy texture - sweet at first, but actually dries out quite a bit - earthy, bitter dark malts have a surprisingly complimentary flavor in the smoky bacon - could almost justify listing this as a smoked - I quite like it.