Year of New Beer: Mean Old Tom, Maine Beer Co. (ME)

Written By: Dion on 01/07/2014

Freshly roasted coffee bean, cocoa powder, slight vanilla, and a mild background note of salted caramel on the nose. On the tongue, roastiness again dominates, as a woody char provides a moderate bitterness that is tempered by just the right amount of sweet, creamy vanilla. Nicely done. Thanks again to Chris Vandergrift for thinking of me on a recent trip to NYC.