This is the most “American” in execution of this series and HF beers in general. In lieu of the standard thin and attenuated beers like Damon this maintains a heft and residual sugar profile more in line with the bcbs and Marshall Z lineage. It is unrelenting in its layers, almost to a fault, but exceptional in finality. The chocolate leads and Greek warriors jump with roasted malts from the interior of this Trojan horse. There is a macaroon sweetness that sublimates into a cognac finish that is astringent at cold temps but sublime at 60. It cascades taste profiles within a comfortable swatch of toast, milky chocolate, restrained booziness, and a subtle barrel profile. It gets ratchets by running that malty thigh up the inside of that bebe dress.

Inherently it fills a missing gap in their catalog and services a blunter audience. I prefer the nuance of mc2 but this has more depth than mc1. People hot off of a double barrel Huna run will find this in their wheel house. It is a well done stout that is well tailored to the current American fascination with heft and complexity, albeit it accomplishes this without parlor tricks or adjunct sophistry.

Worth seeking out certainly, as there is nothing exactly akin to this on the market at this time. Exceptional and decadent.