Appearance – Pours a deep ruby red nearly brown color with a light just off white head upon serving. The head faded fast giving almost no lacing.

Smell – The smell is of roasty malt and darker fruit flavors of cherry and some raisin.

Taste – A sweeter malty flavor meets the tongue. The good roastiness has breadiness in the taste as well. Toward the middle of the taste some sweeter fruit flavors of cherry mixed with some brown sugar come into the taste. These flavors last till the end where a more bitter roasty flavor then comes onto the scene; lightening the sweet flavors, but by no means overpowering them.

Mouthfeel – The body is rather moderate and the carbonation level quite average.

Overall – It was easy to drink with some nice malty and sweet flavors.