First sip is almost like a barley wine with the heavy, heavy malt, light spices, gentle flowers, and those grains weaving themselves through everything. It's complex and dry, and it fills the mouth and soul with a little bit of fire - warming from the inside like a much calmer version of a liquor like moonshine, and that's probably just the respectable 7.3% ABV talking.
Tip-in is mild carbonation tingle with sweet malt, grains, and spice. The middle comes alive with dark fruits, more malts and grains, more spices, flowers, tea leaves, and molasses. The finish raises a dry receding of the sweetness with flowers hitting the grains and trailing off.
Bottom Line: A very solid entry to the point that I will seek out other black saisons.
3.25/5