Pours clear with a huge, tan, frothy head. The foam become frothier as it evanesce - quit the crazy level of retention.
Aroma is malty but subtle. Toasted, sweet, and slightly roasted. Do a sense a bit of tartness in the finish too?
Taste again is subdued with roasted and chocolate malts taking over. Toasted flavors are there too. A touch of chocolate bitterness in the finish.
Medium body with a moderate amount of carbonation. Dries a bit.
The beer was really light on aroma and taste, which is the building blocks for a beer. The tartness to the finish of the beer was interesting but I don't believe intentional. I would have it again, once in a great while. Enjoy!
"Well ya see, Norm, it's like this... A herd of buffalo can only move as fast as the slowest buffalo. And when the herd is hunted, it is the slowest and weakest ones at the back that are killed first. This natural selection is good for the herd as a whole, because the general speed and health of the whole group keeps improving by the regular killing of the weakest members. In much the same way, the human brain can only operate as fast as the slowest brain cells. Excessive intake of alcohol, as we know, kills brain cells. But naturally, it attacks the slowest and weakest brain cells first. In this way, regular consumption of beer eliminates the weaker brain cells, making the brain a faster and more efficient machine. That's why you always feel smarter after a few beers." - Cliff Clavin, of Cheers