Any beer brewed with cocktail bitters will stand askew from the competition, that much is sure. With the exception of a definite sour red berry note, the aroma here is desirably dark and sweetly Belgian, on the tongue however things take that expected tangent. More tart and unusually salty than the Dark Belgian standard - roasted tea leaf and green fruit dominate before a dry bittersweet finish drags the palate kicking and screaming to pastures oddly fruity and new. There's no way to easily recommend this well made experimental ale, it's an experience regardless of your beer preference and that's sort of the point of 'extreme' beer at the end of the day.