Love Bird
Santa Rosa Cerveza Artesanal

 

Pours a cloudy, deep mahogany coloration that turns ruby red when held up to the light, with a large, fluffy, lasting head. Smells of slightly roasted, caramel malt, chocolate and dark fruit, with notes of raisin and plum, as well as just a hint of tobacco. Taste is a great balance of slightly roasted, caramel malt, some chocolate and distinct dark fruit and lighter red berries, with notes of raisin, plum and red currants as well as hints of toffee, brown sugar and tobacco. Finishes bittersweet, with a light bitterness and some dark fruit, toffee and hints of tobacco lingering in the aftertaste. Smooth mouthfeel with a medium body and carbonation.

This makes for quite a nice Scotch Ale with a great balance of sweet, and slightly roasted and bitter notes, as well as distinct dark/red fruits and hints of chocolate, toffee and tobacco. While there are some rich caramel, toffee and brown sugar notes to this, it never turns overly sweet, or boozy for that matter, with the ABV being hardly noticeable here. There's a good complexity to this as well, making for a very plesant, rich and well-balanced drinking experience. I really like how this is not overly sweet at all, with those subtle roasted and bitter notes keeping things in check very nicely.