96
Overall
Aroma
12
Flavor
19
Mouthfeel
5
Appearance
3
Libertyville, IL
What Our Editors Thought
“Dark fruit, toasty malt, a bit of fresh herbs and wildflower, and a vinous red-grape note in the aroma. Nutty malt lays over the big dark fruit in the flavor with a caramel sheen. Bold with just enough bitterness to balance.”
What Our Panel Thought
“Heavy rich toffee, caramel, brown-sugar malt, faint roast malt, prune and raisin, hint of tobacco. Sweet malty flavor consisting of red apple, toffee, and tobacco. Dark-fruit acidity keeps this from being cloying.”
What the Brewers Say
“Intensely malty with notes of caramelized sugar, port, toasted bread, roasted nut.”
Review printed in: The Expanding Maltiverse (Spring 2025)
View All IssuesDate Reviewed: December 12, 2024