This sweet stout pours strikingly dark brown with shimmering tan highlights and a thin, tawny head. Strong dark chocolate and coffee scents rise together to the nose as a touch of sweet molasses brightens the bouquet. A marriage of cocoa powder and bittersweet chocolate flavors (courtesy of three different chocolate malts, cocoa nibs and cacao) emerges on the front of the tongue before roasted coffee notes rush back, combining with the beer’s lactose sugar for a mochalike blend. Hop bitterness swells before the swallow’s through, creating a dry yet flavorful finish as roasted notes and chocolate flavors continue to rumble on the tongue.
