to say it's not what I expected would be to suggest I had expectations. caramel, wood chip akin to beech, earthy root and loam, some spiciness, and a desert-like fruitiness. its head is white, quarter-fingered and sudsy.
pours an ominous, sediment-rich body of red-tinge amber, lively with bubbles and sizzling with effervescence. OCCASION: a nondescript Thursday night and a weird beer, courtesy of Jeff and against my better judgement-why am I nervous to pour this? GLASSWARE: HopDevil nonick.