Aardwolf Brewing Double Surrender Ash

Aroma: 8 | Appearance: 8 | Mouthfeel: 6 | Flavor: 9 | Overall: 8

Panda, courtesy of SHIG, pours with a deep dark colored body that has mahogany hued edges and supports a tiny ring of light tan foam bubbles. The aroma offers up caramel, malts and inviting smoke that moves ever closer to bacon the deeper the you navigate into the pull. A second pull adds a bit of chocolate but also just further verifies what's going on here. The taste comes across a little too thin but it does manage to usher in some pleasing notes. I get smoke rimmed thinly in smoked bacon, caramel sweetness, a bit of molasses and then boozy bourbon barrel notes toward the finish. The thin body doesn't allow for the depth and richness this beer should be delivering. Aside from that I'm still able to enjoy the flavour experience.