Red-brown tinted, very dark beer; paler beige head. Perfumed Belgian chocolates nose, with alcohol, rainwater, grassy. Sweet, faint chocolate powder, blackberry sauce flavours. No alcohol taste, except blended into the sweetness. Past this sweetness, however, the rest is pretty neutral, not much individual characteristics. Warming up, more bready notes in the finish. Bit burning MF, well bodied. Nothing very distinctive. OK beer, just a bit disappointing and too sweet IMO for a porter of whatever kind.

Bottle: Dark amber coloured, thin off white head; fruity (raisins) nose, some traces of alcohol and roasted malts; starts sweet and fruity, sweetish flavour, leading to a longer bitter-sweet aftertaste; all in all quaffable, but lacks complexity.