Nigeria
Birrificio Artigianale Karma

11.15 ounce bottle into pint glass, best before 4/2017. Pours nearly opaque dark brown color with a 1-2 finger dense khaki head with good retention, that reduces to a nice cap that lingers. Nice spotty soapy lacing clings down the glass, with a moderate amount of streaming carbonation retaining the cap. Aromas of chocolate, cocoa, coffee, toasted dark bread, light nuttiness/smoke, herbal, light dark fruit, and roast/toasted earthiness. Nice and pleasant aromas with good balance and complexity of roast/bready malt, cocoa, earthy hops, and light fruity yeast notes; with solid strength. Taste of chocolate, cocoa, coffee, toasted dark bread, light nuttiness/smoke, herbal, light dark fruit, and roast/toasted earthiness. Moderate herbal/spicy hop and roast bitterness on the finish; with lingering notes of chocolate, cocoa, coffee, toasted dark bread, light nuttiness/smoke, herbal, and roast/toasted earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Very nice complexity, robustness, and balance of roast/bready malt, cocoa, earthy hops, and light fruity yeast flavors; with a great roasted bitter/sweet balance, and zero cloying flavors after the finish. Light-moderate dryness from hop/roast bitterness as well. Medium carbonation and body; with a very smooth, fairly creamy/grainy, and lightly sticky/chalky balanced mouthfeel that is nice. Zero warming alcohol as expected of 5%. Overall this is a very good dry stout. All around good complexity, robustness, and balance of roast/bready malt, cocoa, earthy hops, and light fruity yeast flavors; very smooth and easy to drink. A very enjoyable offering.