Two Roads Brewing Co. Unorthodox

**Aroma:** “Dark and milk chocolate, slight coffee, a little vanilla, cherry, toast, and a bit of roast in the finish. Rich roasted dark chocolate sweetness.” **Flavor:** “This beer has a really nice smoothness through the flavor. There is a pleasant chocolate sweetness from the roast that tastes of chocolate but is not overpowering. A little vanilla comes through and some slight coffee. The sweetness carries through, but it is never too sweet. Roast in the finish helps to dry it out.” **Overall:** “This beer came together and blended really well. It's enjoyable how the malt sweetness was showcased but nothing was overpowering, and it is not sweet all the way through, drying out just a touch at the finish. It is very chocolaty, but it all just worked. I could drink a lot of this.”

Soft, somewhat muted aroma led by cinnamon, milk chocolate, vanilla, and pepper. Rich but well-balanced flavor: cinnamon, dry and bittersweet chocolate, baking spices, vanilla. Surprising drinkability. Hits the Mexican-chocolate notes just about perfectly.

**Aroma:** “Moderate roast, light chocolate, touch of vanilla, light date, light cherry, pleasant fruitiness: fruitcake! Mild toasted malt. Some cocoa/chocolate notes. Before I even taste it, it’s hinting at barrel aging. Nice roast malt with some chocolate and brown sugar and a hint of alcohol. Cinnamon Teddy Grahams have to be some untold adjunct if the nose is any indication.” **Flavor:** “Moderate plum and cherry, mouthfilling carbonation, light hops, chocolate, light roast aftertaste. Toasted malt, light caramel, moderate bitterness, long linger of chocolate and caramel. Medium body, a bit light for the complexity of flavors. Sweet chocolate flavors linger into the aftertaste. Hops flavors add interest. Nice roast bitterness in the finish. Wow, the balance among sweet, roasted, and bitter is incredible. Literally nothing jumps out and scrambles to scream ‘ME! first.’ It’s lighter than what you think you’re getting into with the smell, but a lot of the same flavors carry through and some nuttiness joins the party that was thoughtfully decorated in flower petals.” **Overall:** “A nice, smooth, low-astringency imperial stout. There’s just enough roast and bitterness to balance the sweetness. Smooth and flavorful. Somewhat retiring for an imperial stout—a bit thinner than expected. Very enjoyable. A bit thin and subtle, but super enjoyable at the same time. I could drink this all day.”