On tap at the brewery. Aroma is very roast forward with a nice coffee note. As it warms a nice chocolate note becomes more noticeable. Nice wheat character compliments and smooths the edges of the roast. Pours a dark brown, but not quite black with a moderately sized dark tan head of moderate thickness. Good head retention, slowly receding to the edges where it lingers along with a thin film on top. Moderate lacing and faint legs. Flavor is similar to the aroma, but the roast is much less prevalent and is instead more of a background and mid palate note. Lots of nice wheat character and nice chocolate notes. Mouthfeel is medium bodied and very creamy with medium carbonation. Low astringency and low alcohol warmth. Overall a very enjoyable stout that shows how wheat can smooth out roast character. Nice chocolate character as it warms.

From a cask at the brewery. Aroma has a moderately strong floral and herbal hop character that works well with the spicy phenolic notes from the yeast. Medium light fruitiness with pear, tropical fruit and red apple. Light graininess. Pours a cloudy yellow gold with a small white head of moderate thickness that recedes fairly quickly. Moderate lacing and faint legs. Flavor is similar to the aroma with a light sweet graininess and a touch of cracker character. Moderate ester character with a lot of pear, light tropical fruit and citrus. Hop notes are lighter but they still add a nice spicy herbal quality that works well with the phenolic pepper notes from the yeast. Moderate bitterness. Light to medium light tartness in the finish. Mouthfeel is medium bodied with medium low carbonation. Low astringency and low alcohol warmth. Overall a very enjoyable beer, especially if you like the spicy, herbal hops. Nice yeast character that works well with the hops. Light malt character compliments.