beer_name: Pioneer Path Of The Unknown
text: Screw-top growler bought from the cooler at the brewery's Stein Hall. First stein (old Pioneer #42, circa 2010) pours with a 1/4" beige head, over the slightly cloudy reddish brown brew. What head there is lasts like crazy, with lasting lace that looks like it was applied with a roller. Aroma is roasty grain hull sweetness. Taste picks up where the nose left off with rich dark maltiness, lightly bitter through the middle, and alcoholic at the close, maybe a touch harshly so. Mouthfeel is velvety smooth, and drinkability is way too easy for a beer of this abv. This Westward Ho series (or whatever it's called) could be the death of someone if they try to make the journey in a sitting.