First sip is a pretty hard hit of resin and a metal with citrus smeared on it. There is a meatiness of fruit and pine here that definitely shows me where they came up with the blood part of the name. It's a ... challenging sip, for sure. But this is all for a good cause, isn't it?
Tip-in is very light carbonation tingle with a healthy heaping of the fresh biscuits. The middle opens into a meaty fruit and pine with the resin in the background and that metal taste lingering. The finish is a wave of bitter with the metal and resin stomping to the foreground. The trail off is a bit more citrus and slight pine while the bitterness lingers.
Bottom Line: Not a bad beer at all, and it seems to be getting much better as it goes from very cold to cold.
3.5/5