Silent Illumination
The Shed Restaurant & Brewery

Poured out a cloudy dark brown, near chocolate like, with a thick tan head that sticks around for a long time. The nose has some spice to it, mollasses, chocolate, and sourness. The taste starts sweet and chocolaty, then heads straight for a sour spicy tartness. Very strange, but I'm digging it. The mouthfeel is big and creamy, the finish long and cloying.

Sample courtesy of weeare138 (by way of a trade he made with the brewer). Thanks!

Poured a dark, dark and cloudy/muddy brown color with an averaged sized off white head.

Aromas of spices, black pepper, anise, yeast, and some dark fruits. Tastes of spices, citrus, dark fruits, anise, and some chocolate.

Poured a muddy brown color with a small, light tan head that left some lacing on the glass. Aroma of cherries, green apples, dark grapes, coconut, light roast and yeast. Taste of chocolate, cherries, yeast, roast, lychee, black pepper, spices, dry yeast and alcohol. Thanks grassrootsvt for the sample!

Much thanks to grassrootsvt for this hand filled bottle...
Appears a cloudy dark brown with a lush tan head that never truly fades out. Leaves scattered spots of lacing around the glass.
Smell is of a bit of funky pils infused with barnyard funk yeast, hard candy, cocoa powder with brown sugar and anise.
Taste is of the same aromas. Nice, nice brew. The Shed should bottle this permanantly as a year round brew.
Mouthfeel is of a creamy, smooth dessert that is rum like and warming in a sweet tiramasu kind of way covering the entire palate and finishing sweetly.
I really wish I had about 10 more bottles of this!