From a 355ml can on 9/8/2021. Pours a clear deep amber with a smallish head. Has a strong smoky, campfire ash nose. Has a distinct honeyed sweetness up front, albeit that I don't get the vanilla. Finishes with a strong and very smoky bitterness. The mouthfeel is syrupy, the carbonation moderate. A very bold and interesting brew.

PD 04/19/2017 no BBD, near 2 years old;Unique honey aroma,very blossom like,fragrant,toasted bread & crust,mild vanilla,loads of prunes

Bottle from QClub at home. Light cola brown pour with very fine slightly stick eggshell to light tan head. Aroma is chocolate, little bright orange, some vanilla sweetness. Yum. Taste is chocolate, sweet and bitter citrus, woody malts, vanilla. Tasty. Smooth slightly frothy palate. Quite good.

Deep dark brown coloured body with a thin, relatively quick-dying tan head, about two centimetres tall. Aroma of chocolate, roasted malts, nuts, earth, grain, vanilla and a little bit of alcohol. Light to Medium-bodied; Nice toasted malt notes with some almond and peanut-nutiness, along with a dash of dry oak and grain near the end, that shows some subdued, but noticeable hoppiness along with a touch of caramelised sugar sweetness and good dry finish. Aftertaste is quite complex with a lot of sweetness that is masked by the earthy and nutty flavours that finish with a good deal of alcohol and pungent grain and a light spice character and quite thin. Overall, still a very good beer that shows a ton of flavours and complexity throughout, but slightly thin and a bit more geared toward the darker flavour side of things with grain, alcohol, caramelised sugar and pungent bitterness than to a more creamy and silky porter. Still nice to try and worth trying to find if you haven't already! I sampled this stubby twelve ounce bottle purchased from Whole Foods in Fair Lakes (Fairfax), Virginia on 12-August-2017 for US$25,99/twelve pack, sampled at home in Washington after a chilly day seeing the ZooLights with our three kids at the National Zoo in Washington on 12-December-2017 exactly four months later after buying it.

Medium brown, thin bubbly head, has a nice light dark malt nose, cocoa and light fruitiness. Soft, has an off-dry but fudgey finish, too.

Bottle. Clear dark red with a beige head. Aroma suggests sweetness in a vague blanket, roast, some medicinal notes. And wow it is really sweet - but at least it's not so vague: there's honey and vanilla, sweet buns and quite firm woody notes crimp things a bit at the end. That finish - which is bitter, wood-smoky, slightly astringent and has some of the bush herbal notes of the manuka/ tea tree - really pulls the show together. Not much like a porter. Interesting, a promising draft of a better beer.

Sample during the "Collaboration Beers On Deck 2!" event on 08/13/2017. Dark brown color with a medium thick tan head that diminishes gradually to a film. Patchy lacing on the glass. Aroma of smoked malt, coffee and chocolate. Medium body with flavors of charred malt, vanilla, bittersweet chocolate and coffee. The finish is oaky and smokey with a malty aftertaste. Pretty good overall.