Cask at the brewery. Bartender thinks the recipe is the same as the old version, but he doesn't know, just assumes. ABV went up, so something's different. Anyway... pours brown, not much of a head. Nose is cocoa, chocolate. Flavor is cocoa, chocolate, roasted malt... something artificial, or inexpensive, in this. Not that I remember the beer I rated and had numerous times long ago, but I'd have to assume something here is different.

on cask-pours a retaining tan head and brown color. Aroma is soft medium malt. Taste is soft medium malt, hint of earthy hops. Medium body, soft carbonation. Nice, easy cask.

Served on nitro at the brewpub. Dark brown color with ruby notes. Medium head with great retention. Perpetual even. Leather and coffee notes, Major signs of infection in aroma and taste. 4/4/3/2/7

Rerate: Very, very dark brown with nearly no light coming through. Huge head with good retention and thick sheets of lacing. Slightly tart roasted malt aroma. Almost cheesy. Taste is roasted malts with the same sourness and some cocoa notes. Full bodied. Definitely not as bad as my previous rating, but the sour/tartness does scare me a bit. Not great, but a definite improvement over last time 5/4/5/3/11

Huh. I forgot I had rerated this one, so, well, here is another, this time served on cask. Pours a brownish red color with a creamy head. Good head retention and lacing. Aroma is slightly roasted malts with some tart almost lactic notes, although this time they seem to belong there. Taste is bitter roasted malts with some not too offputting lactic notes. Medium bodied. 5/4/5/3/11 Exact same as the first rerate. Huh.

On tap from a sampler at the brewpub on 11/21/2008. Slightly hazy dark brown body with ruby highlights and a small creamy light tan head. Sweet caramel, chocolate and roast aroma. Chocolate and roast flavor. Medium light body with low carbonation. 7/4/7/3/13 - 3.4 03/14/2008: On tap as the Nitro Porter. Cloudy brown body with a large frothy brown head. Roasty aroma wtih a bit of caramel. Roasty and caramel flavor with some chocolate, biscuity and yeasty notes. Medium body with medium low carbonation. 6/4/7/3/14 - 3.4

Black with a small, creamy looking head. Very little aroma, but what’s there is sweet, almost floral, and quite pleasant. Tastes like cold coffee, toffee, oasted nuts. Finishes bittersweet & very flavorful. Tasty! Smooth in the mouth.