On tap at toronado. Excellent schwarzbier, roasty, not too sweet

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 8

On tap at the brewery.
Aroma is malt forward with tons of dark toasted breads, toffee, burnt sugar and dark caramel. Light roast and chocolate notes. Light oak notes with some bourbon notes. Medium light alcohol notes.
Pours black with medium sized, thick, pillowy, mocha head that recedes slowly to a small film that lingers.
Flavor is rather sweet with lots of chocolate, toffee, dark caramel and toasted bread notes. Moderate bitterness and medium light alcohol notes. A bit of dark fruit. A bit of burnt sugar. Light bourbon and oak notes.
Mouthfeel is full bodied and a bit creamy and sticky with medium low carbonation. Low astringency and medium low alcohol warmth.
Overall, a really impressive bock that would pass for a BA imperial stout. Tons of complex malt character with layers of toasted bread, caramel, toffee, chocolate and roast. Alcohol is well hidden. Barrel character is lighter than I was expecting. Really nice mouthfeel.

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

Tap at Smoke Eaters.

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Draft. Golden beer with a whitish head. Dank, grapefruit aroma. Dank and grapefruit flavor. Medium bodied. Good bitterness. Dank and grapefruit linger with light tropical fruit and light mineral notes

Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 8.5 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 8

Tap at Ale Arsenal. Great beer all around with vanilla, chocolate and slight roast. Head dissipates quickly. Mouthfeel is rather thin vs the flavor, which was a bit surprising.

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

Dark brown, no head, chocolate, boozy, vague nuttiness, rich and strong. Good balance. Ok, this is cool.

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

Amber-brown, thin head. Burly aroma shows a ton of barrel, light vanilla. Sweet up front, lots of assertive barrrel, light chocolate and vanillin. There’s a light acidity that balances this out, dried fruits and complex sugars.

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

Medium gold, bright, thin head. Medium bitterness, light pale malt, good balance.

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Draft. Golden beer with a whitish head. Light tropical fruit aroma. Tropical fruit and spice flavor with light citrus. Medium boded. Good bitterness. Tropical fruit and citrus linger with light spice.

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8.5

Draft. Black beer with a tan head. Caramel and bourbon aroma. Brown sugar and bourbon flavor with backing sweetness. Medium-plus bodied. Brown sugar and bourbon linger with baking sweetness and toffee. Gets a little cola like.