Cellar West Artisanal Ales God’s Eye

__Aroma:__ “Deep, rich pie-cherry, with grapey, wine-like complexity and brightness of other berries dancing on top, like boysenberry syrup. Nutty notes with chocolate malt, which gives it a complexity you’d find in a cherry imperial stout. Tannins reminiscent of maple wood.” __Flavor:__ “Dark cherry and blackberry are at the forefront along with blueberry and currant. Wine-like esters accent the tartness and tannins, and the toasted richness suggests a darker base beer. Strong nuttiness, with some earthy complexity. A touch of alcohol warmth and phenol qualities.” __Overall:__ “So much complexity and intense fruit here, and the base beer supports the fruit medley well. It’s an interesting underlying complexity that’s hard to pin down, but it’s very tasty. Unique wood qualities work very well.”

__Aroma:__ “Rich raspberry, dark cherry, blackberry, plum, chocolate, toast, roast: a very complex dark fruit that starts to blend into a dark malt character. Subtle chocolate highlights cut through and lead into the sweet raspberry esters. *Brett* and *Lacto.* Intense.” __Flavor:__ “Complex dark fruit, mostly raspberry, raspberry jam. A bit of toasty malt and just a touch of chocolate. Some barnyard *Brett* funk as it warms up. Low bitterness, intense acidity that highlights the raspberry very well. The base beer is complex with chocolate and toasted character as well as a touch of roast. The malt supports well.” __Overall:__ “A rich combination of tastes from the aggregate berries (raspberries and blackberries) and pitted berries (cherries). A delicious yet tart intense dark sour. Excellent, but probably best in small amounts due to the acidity.”

**Aroma:** “This is like a hug—sweet and welcoming. Wonderful esters: cherry, plum, apricot, raisins, and prune. Nice alcohol warmth. Sherry notes and peppery phenols. Bold vanilla, nice oak character. Complex sour cherry, blackberry, and even raspberry notes. A very rich malt with chocolate, roast, and caramel complexity only heightens the anticipation of tasting this beer.” **Flavor:** “Malt flavors of chocolate, cacao, caramel, slight roast. Fruit sweetness of bold cherry, raisin, plum, prune, some apple. It’s sweet, but a tart lactic undercurrent balances it. The warmth adds complexity and does not cut the sweet. There’s a definite vinous element. The intense juicy tart cherry and dark chocolate make it taste like a liquid cherry cordial.” **Overall:** “With all the bold flavors, the beer comes together for a crazy big experience. To pin it to a style would undersell the beer. It can stand on its own, defining a new category of deliciousness. This is a glass of beer that shows off the finest skills of the brewer.”