Grabbed this bottle in preparations for a #gents night out. It ‘accidentally’ got left at home.

Brewery Home: San Diego County, USA

Serving Style: Bomber into pint glass

Beer Style: (Double) stout

Appearance: Dark tan head that smoothed out into a nice thin layer of strong bubbles. Great lacing. The body is opaque. Black.

Aroma: Maybe a little thin when I first poured but as the beer warmed it became wonderfully rich roasts and chocolate. Hints of fruity esters round out the satin-like malt profile (recognize it from my homebrew!). Don’t know if this makes sense but there is almost a big chocolate or coffee wave hidden under the big ‘charcoal’ roasts.

Taste: Excellent excellent mouthfeel. The body is smooth with like bites of carbonation, it feels like the darkness just coats your tongue. The aftertaste is dry, roasty and just the way I like it. As Jenny put it “this one doesn’t taste like soy sauce!” I think she means that this one does not have the high residual sugars that can sometimes mix with the roast to give an almost meaty, salty flavor (although I did get this in the aroma at the bottom of a glass). The dark malts are balanced with clean Target hops and some alcohol bite that all together make a great sip start to finish. Absolutely sublime. Favorite.

ABV: 8.8%

Drink one or all?: One.

Cost: $8/bomber (?)

Overall: 19/20