Aroma: “Chocolate malt and rich melanoidin malt. Dark cherry and raspberry fruit. No real roast or smoke to be found. Aroma is fairly low.”

Flavor: “Caramel, dried cherries, with a wood-like character on the finish. Semisweet; bitterness comes primarily from the roast. The finish has a lingering quality of semisweet chocolate with an earthy, almost mushroom note.”

Overall: “A very subtle smokiness makes it underwhelming in the nose, but it has nice dark malt complexity that is supported by an earthy wood character. Full-bodied, but not cloying.”