In a blind tasting by BJCP trained experts, this beer rated
87
Three Taverns Brewery Martyr's Breath
“Notes of cinnamon, vanilla, chocolate in the nose blend with a nutty almond- and pistachio-like element to create an interesting, if clumsy, aroma. That same cherry-like nutty element emerges in the flavor to create a counterpoint to the chocolate and roast-malt sweetness, almost heavy-handed.”