8

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

Sample at the taproom. The beer is an opaque black color with a medium thin frothy beige head that diminishes steadily to a dense film. Patchy lacing on the glass. Aroma of oak, roast malt and chocolate. Medium to full body with flavors of oaky vanilla, whiskey, fudge and malt. The finish is mildly boozy with a whiskey and malt aftertaste. Good beer that is more mellow than the 10.5% would suggest.