Appearance-
I'm a sucker for a beer in a box, always fools me into thinking I'm onto something good. In this case it was justified. This may be pathetic fallacy but I swear when I opened it, it was smoking-yeah this stuff is so amazing it can't wait to get out of the bottle. The beer itself is a darker than dark brown, when held up to the light nothing passes through. It has a very short lived brown head too.Nose-
Sweet coffee smell, very rich, almost sticky. It also has a slight burnt smell, which was nice with the coffee.
Taste-
Amazingly smooth and sweet. Almost too sweet, with a burnt hint which made it like a burnt caramel. There was also a bitter finish, just at the very end. It is slightly alcoholic tasting, but at that percentage I guess it would be hard for it not to be. I didn't feel this really diminished it. Over all something really special-cheers Noel.
A final note on this one: I have a notebook where I write down notes on my beers as I drink them, so I can write them here later-sad I know. Anyway, in capitals at the end of this one I've written: "DOESN'T GO WITH MCCOY'S". I have a vague recollection of this, I think it was near the end, when I was smashed, and I cracked open the crisps-so yeah, don't try this one with McCoy's you have been warned!
