Dark Black Past
Combustion Brewery & Taproom

I tried this beer at the brewery with both my wife's brothers as part of a four sample flight. It poured an opaque dark with thin off white head that left some lace. The scent had roast and chocolate notes. The taste was nicely balanced and easy to drink with roast and dark chocolate presence. The mouthfeel was lighter in body with good carbonation. Overall it is a great beer.

32 ounce crowler filled on 8/4/2017, best by date of 8/11 written on the label. Served in a Spiegelau stout glass, the beer pours dark brown/black with about an inch and a half frothy tan head that stuck around for a really long time. There's also a good amount of lacing. Aroma is nice, the brew smells mostly like chocolate/cocoa and roasted malt, along with a bit of coffee. Taste is similar to the aroma, it mostly tastes like bittersweet/milk chocolate and roasted malt, and there's some coffee and vanilla noticeable too. I think it's more roasty/bitter than it is sweet. Mouthfeel/body is medium, it's smooth and easy to drink, and is also well carbonated. This is one of my favorite brews from Combustion, although I have to say that I like the coffee infused Dark Black Past more. But it's definitely worth trying if you make a visit there, and they also have a nitro version on tap so it's cool to see how the regular and nitro versions compare to each other. $9.00 a crowler.