but would jefferson be proud?

Something about calling a beer democratic warms the cockles of my heart.  Drink of the people and all that.  So the Mashtag had to come home with me.  According to the label, it was created with input from a number of craft brewers, hence the democracy.

It's a beautiful brown and bubbly.  It has an excellent chocolate color, with a little chocolate smell too.  Although it's bitter at first taste, after swallowing some sweet hangs around the top of the mouth, which is an interesting sensation.  The label says hazelnuts are among the ingredients, so that's the answer to the sweetness.  The beer is also mildly smoky, reminiscent of a stout.  All in all, a solid team effort with grade A results.  Tasty and pretty, a beer that didn't disappoint.

And I bought chocolate on sale today too...