Bottle 22fl.oz.Clear dark black - red brown colour with a average, frothy to creamy, good lacing, mostly lasting, light brown head. Aroma is moderate to heavy malty, roasted, chocolate, coffee. Flavour is moderate to heavy sweet and bitter with a long duration, chocolate, roasted, burnt malt. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. [20130406]

On tap at Pies and Pints Charleston. Pours black with small dark brown highlights and small light brown head. Medium body and aroma is coffee. Taste is coffee, sweetness in the finish with a hint of raspberry. A little more raspberry would have been fine for me.

Refrigerated brown bomber poured into a snifter. Pours orange with medium off-white head which lasts nicely. Rye aroma, medium/light body, medium carbonation, and slightly watery texture. Taste is slightly heavy grapefruit, rye, and some toast. Well balanced, but not my thing.

Bomber from Studio B, Fayetteville. Pours a hazy amber color with a large creamy off-white head. Excellent head retention and lacing. Aroma of floral notes, rye, earth, toasted malts. The taste is citrus, rye, mild toasted malts. Medium bodied, well balanced. Nice beer.

Draft at Pies & Pints Charleston. Pours a dark brown color with a thin dark brown head. Decent head retention. Aroma of big chocolate notes, mild berries and roasted malts. The taste is bitter roasted malts, chocolate, mild berry notes. Thin-medium bodied. So many times, berry flavored beers hit you over the top with artificial fruit notes. This one doesn’t do that, and instead uses the raspberries well and an accent to the beer. Nicely done.

Draft at Pies & Pints Fayetteville. Pours a clear golden color with a medium sized off-white head. Good head retention. Aroma of citrus and floral hops with pale malts. The taste is bitter herbal and citrus hops, pale doughy malts and a faint bit of butter. Medium bodied.

Draft at Pies & Pints Fayetteville. Pours a clear dark ruby color with a medium sized creamy white head. Good head retention. Aroma of chocolate, nuts, mild roasty notes, dark fruits. The taste is chocolate, mild raisin and nutty notes, mild hop finish. Nicely balance, low carbonation, medium bodied and a worthy 6400th rating!

Draft at Pies & Pints Fayetteville. Pours a clear dark golden color with a large creamy off-white head. Good head retention. Aroma of pale malts, floral and grassy hops, stone fruits. The taste is doughy malts, floral and grassy hops. Medium bodied, mild sweetness. Decent.