UPDATED: DEC 25, 2023 16oz can gifted from sister spud. Dark brown pour with a tan head. Big roasted malt notes, not too sweet. Not my favorite style but this is a really good version and surprisingly flavorful given the low abv.

UPDATED: NOV 1, 2023 16 oz. can. Pours clear, dark, brown, with a big, foamy, beige head. The nose is spruce, toffee, marigold, pumpernickel, and burnt toast. Dry and roasted, with an acrid bitterness. Light body, sticky, and a bit watery. Fair.

UPDATED: MAY 20, 2023 A red copper lager with a thin off white head. In aroma, sweet caramel malt with light grassy hops, light mineral notes, pleasant and smooth. In mouth, a nice caramel malt with light grassy hops, light mineral notes, pleasant and smooth. Can at mondiale 2023.

UPDATED: MAY 10, 2023 16 oz can from jcos, thanks homie, 5/10/23. Dark brown color, beige head. Roasty and a little nutty. Dark chocolate notes as well. Smooth, dry, and a little bitter. Quite tasty.

UPDATED: APR 5, 2023 Draught @ Dive 96 Bar, Manhattan. Clear reddish brown with a small foamy beige head, faint caramel aroma, high carbonation, bitter roasted malt taste, thin body, long burnt malt finish. Smooth and bitter.

UPDATED: FEB 28, 2023 Draft at Gulu Gulu in Salem. Really dark brown color, tan head with good retention. Aroma of dark cocoa and dark roast coffee. Taste is lightly burnt edpresso with a mokka edge. Full mouthfeel. Delicious

UPDATED: FEB 25, 2023 On tap at The Three Monkeys in NYC. Dark brown pour. Creamy tan ring. Roasted malt nose is mild. Flavor is roasted malt, earthy grain and Baker’s Chocolate. Smooth and flavorful. Spot on interpretation for the style.

UPDATED: FEB 10, 2023 On tap at Off Site. Pours a dark brown with small beige head that lasts. The aroma is strong cocoa and dark fruit. Slick body, chocolate, roast, light dry finish, very nice.

UPDATED: JAN 22, 2023 nice dark deep brown with orange hue. dark slightly dank malt a touch of scratchy yeast. dark chocolate not too sweet some milky caramel in the mix. finishes somewhat dry with all that. nicely light roast.

UPDATED: DEC 28, 2022 Can. Pours clear chestnut, large creamy beige head, lasting, good lacing. Arooms is roasty, caramel, tobacco, hint of ash, leather. Flavor is light plus sweet, light bitter, huge roastiness. Merlin body, creamy mouthfeel.