Appearance - 9 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 3.5 | Texture - 2 | Overall - 4

Nice big and black. No detectable nose. Nice burnt in initial fell like a good schwartz but this is on top of some IPA bitterness. I don't really like IPA but I find this acceptable if it wasn't for the slight phenolic bitterness I'm finding hidden in the background. The IPA is fairly muted, and it comes across like a Baltic schwartz of sorts. In the middle that astringent bitter bite starts to manifest. Finish is the long result of that stupid ass phenolic astringent bitter bite but otherwise this is not bad.