Plaid

This beer's aroma is redolent of caramel glaze on a Thanksgiving ham, smoked salmon, medium vodka-like hot alcohol and raisin bread. Buried underneath all the smokiness and alcohol is a cooked applesauce and cinnamon presence. A fine, creamy, tan head clings to the sides of the glass and forms thin legs on top of this clear ruby-amber brew. Flavors of smoked red meat, low rubber band and pleasant restrained BBQ sauce are discovered, and this beer is malt-forward with a dry, mouthwatering finish with hot, vodka-like alcohol lingering into the aftertaste. Mouthfeel is medium with high carbonation, and lacks smoothness. A medium alcohol warmth prickles the tongue and the back of the throat. Phenols, smoke, and heat take away from overall drinkability of this beer, and high carbonation heightens the alcohol presence.