Burial Beer Seasoned Skillet

Hugh green-coffee note up front, more dominant in the nose than in the taste. Beautiful balance of spicy barrel character, light coffee, and sweet milk chocolate. Sweet finish is balanced with enough alcoholic heat and chocolate bitterness. Really well done.

**Aroma:** “Caramelized brown sugar, toffee, and vanilla notes with subtle chocolate and cinnamon notes. Pumpkin is a bit subdued, but enhanced a bit with the caramel sweetness.” **Flavor:** “Very strong and unique vanilla, caramelized brown sugar, crème brûlée flavor up front with cinnamon and pumpkin-pie spices coming through next, followed by subtle milk chocolate notes. The spices enhance the profile of this beer and complement the malt sweetness and the vanilla. Pumpkin is there, but more of a background.” **Overall:** “The spice level is excellent and the base beer supports it well. Very enjoyable and unique. The flavors blend well, and the roast and vanilla character add good complexity. Nice caramel malt character and pumpkin notes with a fun spice character.”

Aroma: “Pine—both freshly cut wood and needles. Slightly yeasty with moderate biscuit and bready malt aromas. Overall, it’s clean Pilsner malt with moderate sulfur and a low floral hops character.” Flavor: “Malt-forward with bread, cracker, and biscuit notes. There’s an almost ‘peanut butter–like’ sweetness. Bitterness is slightly high, but it doesn’t linger, and it does help to cut the sweetness of the malt well. Floral hops notes carry into the finish. The carbonation makes it fluffy before giving way to the bitterness.” Overall: “Pretty easy drinking. Starts sweet and finishes sweet. Just not enough hops-derived bitterness to cut through the malt presence.”