Tröegs Mad Elf
Clear brassy amber with lots of trails of carbonation. A fizzy head foams up while pouring and disappears immediately. No lacing. Aroma is heavy malt with noticeable alcohol. Caramel, slight dark honey, and lots of dark fruit. Maybe a slight hop spice, or perhaps that's the alcohol. Taste is very malt forward. Caramel, a bare hint the chocolate malts in there. No clear separate hop notes but decently balanced from a spicy character. Very clean taste for such a malt heavy beer. Moderately dry finish with alcohol warming. Medium body with lots of soft fizzy carbonation. Almost sody pop kind of carbonation but without the harshness. I can't pick out the cherries, but that doesn't diminish my enjoyment. Not my typical brew, but a really nice foray into malt territory.