Rubus Black, French Roast
Brau Brothers Brewing Co.

Draft at Autumn Brew Review. Pours a nice dark brown almost black color with a slight tan head with reddish highlights. Nice lace forming on the glass. Some dark fruit and sweet aromas in the nose along with some dark coffee. I am surprised the coffee aroma is stronger. Medium mouthfeel and I am taken aback by this as I would have thought and liked it to be heavier. The taste is sweet with hints of the blackberry followed by a transition to the coffee flavors; roasty and dark. All in all, not bad but I would have liked this to have a better mouthfeel to truly be really good.

Pours a light fizzy tan head. Color is dark brown, nearing black.

Aroma: I can smell the French press up front, which is really nice. The fruit profile is up there as well. It has the blackberry flavor, but I also get blueberries out of it. It has some roasted and chocolate malts. A really nice aroma.

Taste: A little bit odd. It has the roast, coffee, and chocolate. The fruit mixes in alright. It is blackberry dominate. Very roasted and silky. The fruit is fairly sweet.

Mouthfeel: Fairly flat, somewhat smooth, but bland. Medium bodied with a lower amount of carbonation. Ends dry.

Overall, not a bad beer from Brau. It is interesting. I won't drink a lot of it, but I enjoyed a bit of it. Definitely worth a try.