Durable sharp-hopped deep-fruited crimson-hued brown ale shuns expectant wintry seasonal (nutmeg-allspice) character for efficient chocolate-pale malt sweetness, expansive vanilla creaminess and toasted barley flaking. Mocha-malted hazelnut-chestnut wisp, acrid red grape tartness and yellow apple vagary dulled by carbolic excess, but thick charcoal-tar bottom boosts emergent raspberry puree lurk.