Sample at the Ale Wine & Spirits beer tasting on 11/07/2013. Pours dark brown with a medium foamy beige head that diminishes gradually. Partial rings of lacing on the glass. Aroma of roasted coffee, malt and chocolate. Medium-bodied with a roasty character of black coffee and malt, along with some bitter dark chocolate in the background. The finish is dry with a roast coffee aftertaste. Above average all around.