Cherry Chocolate Beer
Pours a mildly cloudy russet color with a loose 1/4" cream colored head. Moderate but attractive lace. Smells like crayons and Halls cherry cough drops to be perfectly honest. After a few brisk swirls, I swear I can smell chocolate Oreo cookies. The flavor of bright cherry syrup hits me abruptly at first, and then quickly dissipates enough for the dark wheat malts to show through. There's a nice earthy grittiness in the wheat malt flavors that bring some dryness to the table also. Mouthfeel is lively with a good amount of carbonation typical of a wheat beer. Light-Medium bodies with a long chalky finish. Drinkability is very much below average. Its one and done for me (I actually didn't finish the 12 oz. bottle). Overall a very disconnected beer. There were some nice elements (mouthfeel & appearance) but everything else collided and broke apart IMHO. I'm glad I only bought two singles as I'll be brining the last one to my friends New Years party to give to his wife (she really digs anything cherry, so who knows?).