Trafalgar Critical Mass

Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 7 | Flavor: 8 | Overall: 8

200 ml bottle...fresh from the brewery was a lab sample. Color is nice a deep cola color with ruby highlightings, lightly clouded with yeast, small off color cap dissapears instantly, low carbonation. Aroma of dried fruits and black treacle, light burlap mustiness and a waft of fusil alcohol (in the aroma it is subdued though) Medium bodied with a moderate malt spine. Slick, oily mouth feel. Sweet and herbal up front with flavors of dried plumbs, dates , raisin, black strap molasses against some decent british hopping that emparts a herbal tone when saturated with the sugars in this ale. Midway it gets a tad rough with the alcohol peeking in ( not too bad though)...finish is vinous like a medera port, light licorice tones and a light bittering in the end...then massive warming. Alcohol not as hard to take in the new product as I would have thought. Well done Trafalger I’m glad I put a dozen of these wee 200ml scamps down in the cellar for aging....we will see what a year or two does to this boozy vinous ale.