Tip Tap draught, 7/7/22. Very light haze. Bronze. Small, white head, moderate retention. Wow, Timberyard and River Styx were the breweries Tip Tap chose for their anniv. Beers??! Yikes! Heavy melon and peach, touch of resin and scallion, perhaps. Sparse, crackery malts. Fruity esters but no overt bubble gum. Oh Jesus. Thin, sourish, tannic, undermalted with overboiled hops and sweaty scallion and popcorn. Just truly fucking awful. Timberyard should stop making beer immediately. Times are tough when you've got these guys brewing you a special beer. Good God is this thin, undermalted, poorly hopped, astringent, and just exhibiting very few positive qualities.

Draught at City Tap, 10/25/21. Dark black color, undetermined clarity. Small, beige head with low retention. Nose is heavy, ashen-roast, light bits of nutty cacao, light-to-moderate dark fruit and strong mineral blandness. Some beany coffee character on the end, as well. Heavy, heavy black malt-like character eventually overtakes the fruity and nutty cacao, with vanilla-like notes unable to balance and a rather thin, poorly-developed malt structure leading to a watery, thin texture. Dark specialty malts are way, way, way too overdone. Pretty hard to stomach much of this.