RELEASE: November // THE ABV. ? | IBU’s. ? // THE NOSE: Apple Sauce, Mushroom Soup, Chicken Gravy, Brown Sugar // THE TASTE: Maple, Pine, Green Tea, Toffee, Caramel, Leather, Black Pepper // THE BOTTOMLINE: This Xmas tongue teaser has a very processed soupy, condiment like nose. Tastewise, evergreen, worn leather and light candy sugar flavors fill out the gerth of its body, on the backend a slender straight razor of freshly cracked pepper and black olive juice tartness slices across the tongue - not a bad thing. Unfortunately, while not bad at all, this 2009 vintage (Abita changes the recipe of this brew every year) is just too flat and stationary for my palate. // THE BACKBONE: ? // PRICE POINT: $11 | 6x 12oz bottles //