Bottle: Poured a black color porter with a large dark foamy head with good retention and some lacing. Aroma of roasted malt and dry chocolate notes is interesting. Taste is also a mix of dry chocolate notes with some roasted malt and light Brett notes with some dry raisins notes also perceptible. Body is light with good carbonation. Interesting experiment in re-creating old style beers.

Bottle # 54. Deep dark brown color. Roast, ash, hints of caramel and grapes in the aroma. Initial malty sweetness challenged by hints of licorice and dark chocolate. Earthy hops, grapes and roasted malt. Pleasant and easy to drink, with coughing syrup in the aftertaste. Tasty porter.

Brown bottle, 1 pint 9.4 ounces, brewed on 17 February 2011, bottled on 22 March 2011, bottle 603, from and with Alexandra Serre and Hugue Lebel (merci!), savoured on November 3 2017; eye: dark brown with burgundy hue, semi-opaque, ring of beige head, light lacing; nose: cherry, chocolate, slight malt; mouth: cherry, chocolate, slight malt, acridness of small berries, finale in chocolate with presence of acridness of small berries, medium body, average carbonation, lightly sweet, slick texture; overall: nice surprise

FRANÇAIS
Bouteille brune, 1 pinte 9,4 onces, brassée le 17 février 2011, embouteillée le 22 mars 2011, bouteille 603, de et avec Alexandra Serre et Hugue Lebel (merci!), savourée le 3 novembre 2017; œil : brun foncé avec teinte bourgogne, semi-opaque, anneau de mousse beige, légère dentelle; nez : cerise, chocolat, très léger malt; bouche : cerise, chocolat, très léger malt, âcreté de petits fruits, finale en chocolat avec présence d’âcreté de petits fruits, corps moyen, carbonatation moyenne, légèrement sucrée, texture coulante; en résumé : belle surprise

Cork exploded out of bottle. Immediate foam-filling pour into an English pint. Full glass of tan head. Soy and dark chocolate aromas. Seriously - I’ve been here five minutes and looking at 2 full pints of foam with maybe an 2 inches of liquid. Dry and Sharp with dark chocolate covered caramel upfront turning to soy before the lasting dry espresso finish.

33cl bottle, number 085 (from old notes) Black pour with decent tan head, Chochlatey taste. A good porter

Bottle. Brown beer with a huge tan head. Chocolate and toffee aroma with light roast. Chocolate and caramel flavor. Medium-light bodied. Chocolate and caramel lingers with light coffee.

1st March 2010
Very dark brown beer, transparent. Frothy beige head. Palate is crispy and dry, Lightly sour dark malt with a trace of lacto sweetness and smoke. Light milk chocolate. Hangs together very well. A sessionable porter this one!

Corked bottle, courtesy of Jan (fonefan), brewed 2008-01-16, bottled 2008-02-19, nearly 4 years old
Dark brown color, almost black, with medium sized head. There is a mild but nice coffee aroma, and very light anise. Lean body, with a quite dry mouthfeel; flavor of dark chocolate, roasted malts and coffee; the final is weaker than expected. Easy.

75cl Bottle from De Bierkoning, bought not too long ago, so don’t see why this is retired.. Dark reddish brown to black colour, light beige head. Aroma of brown malts, hard roasted malts, chocolate. Flavour is medium sweet, malty, hard roasted malts, chocolate, pipe tobacco, malty bitter finish. Medium bodied, overcarbonated. Nice flavours though.