Appearance: Pours a black cherry with a reddish hue, a creamy beige foam, looks drinkable! I really like the label, has a more crafty look to the label than most beer labels these days
Aroma: Terry's Chocolate Orange, that's what it smells like. I don't like the combination of chocolate + fruit so I'm hoping I won't mind this.
Taste: Tastes like parts of Christmas I don't like - the fruity chocolates you would get in boxes.. I hated those growing up, and still do. It's a bit of a combination of orange chocolate and maybe a bit of cherry for some reason. Still tastes like Terry's chocolate orange, but liquidified and watery, there's also a bit of spice to it like clove making a brief appearance. Considering my hatred of chocolate covered fruit flavours (aside from chocolate covered raisins - considering I HATE raisins), it's drinkable.
Overall Thoughts: The not-being-a-fan-of-fruit+chocolate thing is making it hard for me to open up to this. It's quite a Terry's Chocolate Orange sort of beer. Still better than the winter beers I've had from Molson this past Xmas time. If you like Terry's Chocolate orange, and beer, you'll likely be a fan of this. Not as strong in flavour for a chocolatey beer than a porter/stout. 5% ABV
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