Year of New Beer: Neptune (The Mystic), Bell's Brewery (MI)

Written By: Dion on 08/31/2015

The nose is rich and fairly complex with dark fruits, coffee, chocolate, black licorice and cinnamon. The tongue is equally layered, with an initial roasted malt char and caramel giving way to a solid layer of smoke before the pepper starts to kick in. The heat builds as a spicy, woody note, burning through the finish, but never fully escaping the molasses sweetness. This is a really nice beer that would have paired well with some pulled pork BBQ.