
First sip is thick and fruity. It's very heavy with those same dark fruits and it's sticky and sweet while having the unrelenting texture of a bowl of overripe plums and squishy raisins. It's very nice and all, but it strikes me as a bit too much for a sipping beer. Maybe a swig...
Tip-in is that dark fruit flavor through and through. There may be some bready biscuit trying to keep things together, but it's mostly just the soggy fruit. The middle swims in with a little more lightness to the whole affair - it maintains the fruit, but they are spiced and accented with citrus in spots. As the finish arrives, there is a liquor swirl and a bitterness that takes hold.
Bottom Line: A very good, substantial beer that is compliment ed most of all by its 12% ABV.
3.0/5