Mitch Steele
Head Brewer
APPEARANCE:
Deep brown, black with dark tan foam that lingers nicely. |
AROMA:
Strong roasted character with chocolate and coffee, and a trace of smoke. What complexity! |
FLAVOR:
Very roasted! Bitter, full and sweet with a nice drying end. Nice hops in the background. Great roasted malt complexity – coffee and a bit of chocolate. |
PALATE:
Full and sweet with a nice drying finish. |
OVERALL:
Holding up fantastic…a wonderful, wonderful beer! |
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Greg Koch
Chairman & CEO
APPEARANCE:
Beautiful…with ruddish-brownish-reddish edges. |
AROMA:
no comment |
FLAVOR:
Somewhere between wow and WOW. |
PALATE:
no comment |
OVERALL:
I keep tasting this beer with the intention of writing more notes, and I’m not writing the notes but instead just relaxing with the beer… |
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John Egan
Lead Brewer
APPEARANCE:
Beautiful --- A wonderful stout black color with a dark tan head! |
AROMA:
Roasted, coffee, toffee, chocolate, WOW, anise, and smoky. |
FLAVOR:
Words can’t explain…chocolate, roasted coffee, smoke, licorice, insanely delicious, and a little burnt. |
PALATE:
Silky, oily, fantastic! |
OVERALL:
This beer is otherworldly!! |
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Chris Cochran
Marketing & Promotions
APPEARANCE:
Black as night, solid deep tan head, and lovely as ever! |
AROMA:
Roasted malts, roasted coffee, toffee, chocolate, and more malt. |
FLAVOR:
Big roasted quality, nice bitterness, alcohol, coffee, anise and just an amazing overall complexity. |
PALATE:
Full bodied, and wraps the tongue with the most decadent flavors known to a beer. |
OVERALL:
What can I say that hasn’t been said before --- possibly the best beer on the planet! |
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