A nightcap. Opaque, oily black beer with an uncommon marsala colored head that falls short of one finger. The head itself melts fairly fast down but the thick lace ring remains much longer on the surface. The predominant nuance in the air is raspberry chocolate icecream. Delicious! Cacao nibs and powder have been served generously. Quite distant red wine lingers in the background. Or is it sherry? Purple plum is a shy latecomer to the dance. Raspberry and dry red wine scare me seriously: their role simply explodes on the tongue. The balance is definitely history. The red wine barrel dominates. A bit of cranberry joins the show. Chocolate and cacao, in whatever form, retreat discreetly to the shadows. Pity, it started so harmoniously but now it's even aggressive. The body is medium-full. Well... it could be bigger, of course, I somehow expected a truly robust slam but it didn't happen. The end doesn't change its route at all. The mouthfeel is medium-full, barrel aged, vinous, somewhat tangy, dry and drying. Feels and tastes raw. Maybe this would benefit from cellaring, the bottling seems to have been in February this year, so this is six months old now. Or it has rested in the bottle for six months, the beer itself has been brewed much earlier since the label says that the barrel aging took 30 months. Anyway, this is not too impressive as it is now.