Bottle at borefts. Pours black, nose is meaty, smoky, chocolate, taste is similar, dry, roasted, bitter.

Bottle shared by JulienHuxxley, with Borresteijn. Black color. Big beige head, a bit frothy. Aroma’s of roast, (ground) coffee, chocolate, mocha and light red fruit. Flavor is roasty sweet, roasty bitterish. Body is medium to full. Lots of roast and moderate bitter finish. Lovely stuff!

50cl Bottle, thanks Julien! Black colour, beige head. Aroma of roast, burnt malts, chocolate, red fruits, gets sweeter when it warms. Flavour is medium sweet, roasted malts, red fruits, Belgian chocolate, bittersweet finish. Light to medium bodied. Nice.

Draught at the brewery and Parker Pie, 7/24/15
Deep ebony liquid is topped by a tan head that shows moderate retention. Undetermined clarity.
The fresh, plastery, lovely Hill Farmstead yeast/water character is the first thing I notice, even before the roast. The beer just smells alive and vibrant. Light vanilla, dark chocolate and mild coffee notes are all presented very cohesively, with lush, dank, juicy hop notes adding light citrus/wintergreen aspects, but not overdone or dominant. With warming, buttercream, vanilla and milk chocolate emerge, adding more malty depth, but all the while, the roast and hops keep things in balance. Clean, wonderfully balanced and vibrantly aromatic stuff, with no sign of flaw or alcohol.
The flavor displays all of the porter character from the nose, dark chocolate, coffee and vanilla, on an almost silky bed of rich malts. Much like the Mystic The Hum I just had, the flavors are all well-balanced; neither hop or roast bitterness dominates, nor does any gooey chocolate or pale malt sweetness build up. Considerably more dry than The Hum, though, without compromising any texture.
Between this and Cisco Moor Porter, it’s close in my book. Both have the delightful house yeast character and while this is probably a little more flawlessly executed, I did love Cisco’s massive oily, vinous roast/char and cigar notes; it just seemed to have even more complexity than this (though from recent reviews, it looks like Moor Porter is a shell of its former self that I remember (2005/2006)).

Growler from the brewery, 7/13/15
Strong aroma of roasted malts, some burnt notes, and some unsweetened/dark chocolate. The pour is more black than brown with a thick, frothy brown head and heavy lacing. The flavor is similar, but the chocolate comes out more and the roast is more tame. Slightly sweeter than the nose would suggest, with a lightly bitter finish. It feels fairly creamy and smooth with a really nice mouthfeel, soft carbonation, and a somewhat dry close. I think I'm getting more sweetness from this one than I have on the past, but otherwise it just displays as a beautiful, well balanced, highly drinkable Porter.