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Had this on tap at the Toronado San Diego while I was in town. I have really been into Bruery beers here lately, so I figured I would give this one a go. Served up in a tulip.

A: Pours a really interesting and intriguing color. The body is this very weird brown with a lot of red and pink hues. Looks kind of like a darker fruit punch. The head also has a little bit of a pink hue to it. I thought it was just the lighting in the bar but other reviews have confirmed this. The head was a solid finger that throws up some pretty decent and sticky lacing. The body is dark and opaque. It gets your attention.

S: Strange but not in a bad way. This has a good dose of floral perfume kicking in here. Getting a definite rose characteristic in here. Behind that it gets a little muddled to me. There is some rye coming through along with some wheat that has an oaky vanilla to it as well. Good dose of chocolate, dark chocolates, coming through. It has a serious earthiness to it that is really hard to describe. Its interesting but I don't know if it comes together completely in the aroma.

T: Strange here as well but it moves in a better direction for me. Earthy as all hell, you can really taste that rye and wheat from the beers the blended into this. Then a floral hop flavor and the roses really come through with a slight edge that is a bit perfumy. There is a strange fruit/veggie flavor in here that I couldn't figure out, but it must be the beets they used. Chocolate and a nice woody vanilla round off the experience with a little bit of booze (bourbon?). This flavor is crazy complex and it took some getting used to, but after the glass was empty I realized that I really enjoyed it.

M: This sits at a nice medium bodied brew with a lighter carbonation. This creates a nicely creamy and slightly silky presence on the palate. The flavors are given a chance to linger. It finishes a little dry, but not overly so. ABV is noticeable but I didn't think it was sitting at 9%. Aftertaste is constantly changing due to the variety of flavors working in here.

D: I took my time with this one but not because it was hard to drink. This beer has a lot to offer so its best to work at it slowly IMO. The nose really doesn't work too well for me but it comes together in the flavors. Its a really interesting beer that took a lot of thought to make a bunch of flavors and characteristics work for it. Really glad I had a chance to try it.

Served In: Tulip