Taste is a mix of oak, vanilla, toffee and molasses into some dark fruit, red fruit, some nice spice into more caramel notes, finishing sweet, slightly spicy. 4.1 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20Beergeek23322 (2595) - Chesapeake, Virginia, USA - APR 23, 20144/23/2014. 750 ml. corked and caged bottle. pours dark brown with a tan head.