Bottle to nonic glass.
Appearance: dark brown close to black in color with a two finger eggshell white foamy head which slid off nicely to leave some light lace
Aroma: roasted dark malts, coffee tones, earthiness, slight nuttiness; subtle tart character (hmmmmm....odd but alright, moving on); touch of coconut down in there, sly dark chocolate
Flavor: semi-sweet to roasty chocolatey to coconutty sweetness, then the tart thing again, hmmmmm....then sly aftertaste of toast and dark malts
Texture: light to medium bodied, between sessionable and being a sipper; finish is odd - seems somewhat coconutty with tart brashness
Overall: was the "tart" qualities intentional here? Hmmmm....I'm not exactly feeling good vibes with this one.

On tap at The Ginger Man, NYC. Pours almost black with a beige head. Roasted malt, chocolate, coffee, bit of lactose. Nice.

Draught @ Ginger Man. Translucent dark brown with very small frothy beige head, mocha aroma, medium carbonation, sweetish roasted malt-toffee taste with bitterness creeping in after the first taste, thin body, long bitter finish. A bit too bitter at the end.

The best beer I had brewery. Deep dark brown pour beige head. Nose is roasted malt and chocolate. Tastes of fudgy chocolate, light cola, cherry, earth, and some hop bitters. Fine finish easy drinking porter

Dark brown appearance. Smells great. loads of coconut and chocolate. decent mouthfeel mild creaminess. taste is chocolate, fudge, a lot of licorice which is a little overwhelming

Draft @ BCTC, Ommegang Brewery. Pitch black color, aroma is deep roasted grain, chocolate, barley.

Mouthfeel leans on the stout side. Real nicely executed porter, deep layers of roast. Chocolate, earthy, Texture has some grain. Rich lingering grain after the swallow. Flavor is delightful and after so many Belgian’s it was a nice change of pace at BCTC.