Jackie O's Brewery BA Dark Apparition

__Aroma:__ “Like almond liqueur, with a gentle blend of roast, chocolate, and coffee. The coffee brings an earthiness for complexity. Notes of leather, oak, and vanilla bring a decent blend of barrel and flavor. Very clean overall.” __Flavor:__ “Well-blended roastiness from the malt and coffee, and some light barrel character helps pull the pieces together with notes of tannin, leather, oak, and vanillin. Nutty caramel, sherry, and a fruity yeast profile that includes dry cherries make for a fruitcake effect. Coats the mouth without being cloying. A deeper dominant flavor note than others in the category, heavy on bass notes.” __Overall:__ “Tells you up front to slow down—it’s a little hot from the booze—but a very nice balance of chocolate, coffee, and oak, which all work together to balance the sweetness. The fruitcake notes—dried cherries, almonds, and bread—worked great. I like this a lot.”

Aroma explodes with sweet vanilla, marshmallow, and milk chocolate; lighter cocoa and coffee notes. Flavor, however, offers ample roast and enough oak tannins to temper that sweet vanilla flood.

Deep bourbon and chocolate aroma. Rich, thick body. Layers of dark fruit, coffee, chocolate, roast, vanilla, spice. Sweet finish with chocolate, fruit notes, hint of soy sauce. Complementary alcoholic warmth. Sweet, but balanced within over-the-top richness.