Slightly smoky with a carmel finish. This beer chased me down and slapped me around like a malty claymore. Ha!

The balance is so precarious on this, between a grassy hoppiness and a malt that are not really in harmony, that the slightest change of mood could ruin it. When you're on, it's good, nice and nutty, but off can mean unpleasant bitterness with no mitigation. Today i was on the edge.

Smells like tart wood, gets smokier when warmed up. Sweeter than I was expecting, leaves some syrupy tackiness.

Very nutty, like Rogue hazelnut brown ale.