Two Roads Brewing Company Roadsmary's Baby

**Aroma:** “Light coffee and honeysuckle aromas. Roast malt with a slight peppery sparkle and an earthy but mild hops nose. Sweet malt and roast character balanced with a bit of vanilla, chocolate, and coffee flavors. Interesting, though out of place, floral notes.” **Flavor:** “Medium roast and light malt sweetness with light-moderate earthy hops bitterness. Finish is a touch grainy and slightly astringent. Some dark malt but more like a brown ale than a stout. Bitterness in the finish is clearly from hops, not roast, and though appropriate, is a little out of balance with a low perceived sweetness. A bit musky.” **Overall:** “This beer is tasty, just not very exciting. The body is bit thin and the roast character is one-dimensional. It’s clean and drinkable but it doesn’t really deliver on the stout promise.”

“Aroma of sweet, caramelized sugars and vanilla with a touch of spice—like a spiced rum. Tasting, complex profile of bread crust, raisins, pumpkin, white pepper, vanilla. Finishes fairly dry and boozy. Not sweet.”

**Aroma:** “Assertive earthy, musty, noble hops present, with some spice and light background sulfur. Hops aromas are balanced by a light malt sweetness in the back, along with some diacetyl, DMS, and acetaldehyde.” **Flavor:** “Light and delicate, with some sweet light cracker-like notes that carry through. Herbal and floral hops add some unusual woody dankness and bitterness, as well as a lemon-like citrus complexity, without being overpowering. Perfectly fermented, with a fresh, clean, dry finish.” **Overall:** “In keeping with a Czech Pils, this beer is slightly more balanced toward the malt, but is still deliciously refreshing and perfect after any summer activity. Nice flavor that’s clean and drinkable, balancing the unusual hops characters.”