* Mahogany in color with garnet highlights; medium creamy tan head.
* Roasted grain / malt aroma has subtle smokiness.
* Flavor doesn't fully develop until mid-palate; sweet roasty flavor intensifies. Mild vegetal (cooked brussels sprouts?) makes brief and inoffensive apperance at midtaste.
* Finish turns decidedly drier; roasty flavors take over.
* Body is medium-full. Respectable heft carries its weight in flavor. Creamy mouthfeel; some warmth lingers (8% abv).
Synhopsis:
This big and bold brew pulls no punches to the palate. It's full flavored, full bodied and full of attitude...just one...