Year of New Beer: Reserve Special Black Ale, Dark Horse Brewing (MI)

Written By: Dion on 11/25/2012

Bitter cocoa and coffee beans on the nose, with hints of piney hops. The taste mirrors that almost perfectly, but with more depth than I was expecting. The roasted malts and smoke work well with hoppy bitterness that sneaks in just enough to let you know they are there. Would have pegged this more as an Imperial porter or Stout. Good beer.