7.9

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8.5 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Canned 12/10/24, drunk 5/23/25, compliments of tfontana. Thanks, Tom!
Dark, clear. Medium-sized, dark beige head.
Lovely fresh yeast and mineral. Fragrant fresh herbs and a soft kiss of darker malts not overdone. Delicate and aromatic, clean.
Chocolatey, a touch roasty with licorice and earth. Odd how different the nose is from the flavor. Just a bit too much specialty malt here, though it's not thin or undermalted. Crazy that you don't get any licorice or dark chocolate in the nose but there's quite a bit of it in the flavor. Clean and well-attenuated nonetheless. Would definitely check Druthers out after trying this. That aroma is stupendous!

7.5

Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Can from the brewery in Saratoga Springs. Lightly hazy maple-syrup brown with nice sparkle, thin head, fading to a ring fairly quickly w/trace lacing. Aroma is strong roasted malt, molasses. Taste follows aroma. Smooth, frothy texture, average carbonation, dry finish as taste. Good representative of the style with strong aroma and flavor.

16 oz can. Thanks Tom. Aroma and flavor are mild chocolate, soft caramel, mild hop balance. Mildly dry texture. Nicely constructed.