Pours a nice ruby brown color with a nice creamy tan one inch head. Pretty good retention on this beer. Nice lacing.
Aroma is roasted malts, bitter coco with a hint of oak.
Taste is strong and bitter. Lots of roasted malt, coffee and hints of smoke on the back end.
Medium body with light carbonation.
Not a bad beer. Not super complex, but pretty tasty. I am not a big fan of a smoky flavor in my beer, so that might be affecting my overall impression of this beer. It's not super smoky, but I can taste it and it is a bit distracting. Try one, maybe it will be your bag.
"Not all chemicals are bad. Without chemicals such as hydrogen and oxygen, for example, there would be no way to make water, a vital ingredient in beer." - Dave Barry