Cosmic Heart
Anthem Brewing Company

12oz can courtesy of @russpowell
Poured into a Sunriver Belgian-style tulip

O- not too shabby, overall; grew on me more as I drank through it; thanks again, Russ!

Consumption date: 01.17.26
Can date: not captured

Thanks to russpowell for sending this OK gem.
A yellowish sandy head rises nearly 2 fingers in height and slowly settles down to a milky 1/2 inch cap. Chestnut to auburn in hue. Soapy lacing clings firmly to the glass.
Nose is rich and deep. Brown bread dough, caramel, fruit cake, and hints of brown sugar and herbal spice.
Flavor begins with a slightly earthy delivery of figs, brown bread, tea leaf, herbal spice, wood, and hints of dark fruit that are hard to nail down.
Mouthfeel has an active carbonation. Maybe a tad much but the heft is nice and the finish has a sticky sweetness that doesn't go too sweet due to a gentle tea like dryness.

Pours an effervescent & ruddy amber/chestnut with one finger of tight tan head. Pretty good head retention & great lacing

S: Cakey, dark fruit, brown bread, a whisper of smoke

T: Follows the nose, woody & leafy hops as well & dryness up front. A little bit of figs & raisins, candied cherry mixing in with dryness, leafy tobacco hops & brown bread as this beer warms up, caramel notes as well. Finishes with a little toastyness, dryness, brown sugar & leafy hops

MF: Medium body, restrained carbonation; great balance for the style, a little sticky on the lips & teeth

Hits all the right notes, style-wise, ABV is stealth. One the edge of greatness, super solid Dopple