Bottle Logic Jam the Radar 2018

Aroma: “Chocolate and dried cherry with spicy oak, caramel, toffee, and vanilla.” Flavor: “Dark chocolate with an intense boozy barrel character. Warming without being overly aggressive. The finish is a balance of bitter dark malt and sweet chocolate. Nice spicy quality from the barrel. Very sweet, strong, and rich.” Overall: “Rich chewy, boozy. This has all of the complexity you expect from this style: massive dark roast and hints of coffee and dried fruit, all backed by a significant boozy barrel character that adds an underlying heat. Sneaky! It improves as it warms.”

Aroma: “Cocoa butter, vanilla, macadamia nuts, and sugar cookie. Plenty of sweet booze with more coconut, oak, and filberts coming on at the end. A candy beer for sure.” Flavor: “Super-sweet pastry beer, indeed. Nice malt sweetness, all caramel and toasted toffee. Cocoa is there, and the nuts. Some woodiness. Noticeable bourbon heat. Borderline too sweet/cloying.” Overall: “Sweet and nutty with some nice vanilla and caramel bourbon- derived notes. On the verge of too sweet and a bit boozy. Definitely a beer to share because a little bit goes a long way.”

Aroma: “So. Much. Coconut. Sharp booze followed by mellow chocolate. Like a Mounds candy bar with a shot of vodka.” Flavor: “A Mounds candy bar. Dark chocolate and roast paired with toasted coconut. Great balance of the adjuncts. Finish is sweet, as you would expect, but still relatively balanced given the other significant aspects of the beer. Nice warming alcoholic boozy note on the finish without coming across overly hot.” Overall: “A coconut-focused beer, to say the least. The coconut stands out from the chocolate. The finish is sweet and boozy, dark chocolate, with some dried-fruit bourbon. Really nice!”