12 ounce bottle into tulip glass, bottled on 11/11/2015. Pours fairly pitch black color with a 1 finger dense tan head with good retention, that reduces to a small cap that lingers. Light spotty soapy lacing clings around the glass. Aromas of big chocolate, cocoa, maple, molasses, coffee, caramel, toffee, nuttiness, toasted dark bread, light smoke/char, and herbal/roasted earthiness. Damn nice aromas with good balance and complexity of dark/roast/bready malt, maple/chestnut, and earthy hop notes; with great strength. Taste of big chocolate, cocoa, maple, molasses, coffee, caramel, toffee, nuttiness, toasted dark bread, light smoke/char, and herbal/roasted earthiness. Moderate herbal/roasted bitterness on the finish; with lingering notes of chocolate, cocoa, maple, molasses, coffee, caramel, toffee, nuttiness, toasted dark bread, and and herbal/roasted earthiness on the finish for a while. Damn nice complexity, robustness, and balance of dark/roast/bready malt, maple/chestnut, and herbal hop flavors; with a nice roasted bitterness/sweetness balance and zero cloying flavors after the finish. Medium carbonation and medium-full bodied; with a very smooth, moderately creamy/bready, and lightly sticky/chalky balanced mouthfeel that is nice. Alcohol is very well hidden with minimal warmth lingering after the finish. Overall this is an excellent American porter. All around great complexity, robustness, and balance of dark/roast/bready malt, maple/chestnut, and earthy hop flavors; and very smooth and easy to drink for the ABV. A very enjoyable offering.