At first Pleasant traditional Aromas of cocoa and toffee a little bit later tree bark and Earth with a hint of mineral. The flavors are a bit like nose, fairly dry but with too strong carbonation getting in the way. A little bitterness in the Finish. Okay brown ale.

Bottle shared by Bob, thanks! Pours near black with a light brown head that dissipates to the edges. Aroma has earthy dark grains and musty roasted malts with a hint of mint underlying. Flavor has thin dark grains with a hint of roast and a bit of growing mint.

the hibiscus is prominent. this version also had chocolate added. the beer is in good condition and the hops seem fresh.

Sampled from the tap at First Draft. Pours a hazy brownish purple with a grayish head that lasts throughout the beer. Aroma has sweet grains and sweet citrus rind with a hint of bitterness. Flavor has citrus peel and sweet wheat with a bit of orange underlying.

Got in a trade with The-Adjunct-Hippie. 12 ounce can into pint glass, best before 4/30/2018. Pours slightly hazy very dark brown color with a 1 finger dense khaki head with good retention, that reduces to a thin cap that lingers. Light spotty soapy lacing clings on the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation retaining the cap. Aromas of big cooling peppermint, dark chocolate, cocoa, coffee, caramel, brown sugar, toasted dark/brown bread, light smoke/herbal, and roast/toasted earthiness. Very nice aromas with good balance and complexity of dark/roast/bready malts, peppermint, and light earthy hop notes; with great strength. Taste of big cooling peppermint, dark chocolate, cocoa, coffee, caramel, brown sugar, toasted dark/brown bread, light smoke/herbal, and roast/toasted earthiness. Very mild herbal hop/mint and roast bitterness on the finish. Lingering notes of peppermint, dark chocolate, cocoa, coffee, caramel, brown sugar, toasted dark/brown bread, light smoke/herbal, and roast/toasted earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Very nice complexity, robustness, and balance of dark/roast/bready malts, peppermint, and light earthy hop flavors; with a nice roast/mint/hop bitter/sweet balance, and zero cloying flavors after the finish. Lightly increasing dryness from lingering bitterness. Medium carbonation and body; with a very smooth, moderately creamy/bready/grainy, and slightly sticky/chalky mouthfeel that is good. A bit thin, but not watery. Zero warming alcohol for 5.6%. Overall this is a very nice flavored American stout. All around nice complexity, robustness, and balance of dark/roast/bready malts, peppermint, and light earthy hop flavors; very smooth and easy to drink with the mildly bitter/drying finish. Well rounded stout malt complexity and balanced cooling peppermint flavors on the finish. A very enjoyable offering.

Aroma is malt cardboard and a little hop. Flavor is pretty good more malt forward than hop The Hop that is there is good but more of an APA than an IPA. Body is decent with a lingering bitterness. Nice drinking beer.

Draft at Sickies Fargo. Almost opaque maroon color. Fruity coffee aroma. Taste is earthy licorice stewed prune candy. Interesting.

Bottle: Nearly black with a short, chunky, oatmeal head. Slightly smoky dark chocolate scent. Chocolate malt, vanilla, sugared-black coffee taste....a bit of earthy bitter. Nice and rich....really enjoyable.

Bottle. Pours a murky amber brown with a near white heads that dissipates to the edges. Aroma combines stale bread and musty pine with some sweet grains supporting. Flavor is similar with earthy pine, musty bread and a sweet grain note underlying.