Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Panda at home, thanks to Kenneth, 26/06/2025.
Black with a thin khaki cap.
Nose is ripe fruits, raisins, mellow barrel, spice, herb, dates, prunes.
Taste comprises fruit cake, barrel tones, brown sugar melt, spice, herbal tones, dates, figs, toffee.
Full bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close with a balanced rising boost.
Solid sipper.

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8

Bottle from Beerdome. Aroma is roasted malt with wood, chocolate, toasted coconut, more cocoa, and a hint of coffee. Flavour is medium sweet with a mild bitterness. Body is above medium, which could be a bit more full, but that's the only 'flaw' here. Very good, love the wood.

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Still exists. Smell- weak malt, caramel, faint roast. Somewhat nice. Foam- thin-ish malty, weak roast, weak caramel, weak alcohol. The head is small, and medium dark in color. Appearance- brewer bottle cap, wax sealed, simple label. Black in color. From - tulip Taste - weak malt, caramel, sweetness, some alcohol. Sweet, bit boozy, reminds faintly of barely wine. Overall, it is good, but strong.

Nice when warmed up, super classical base. Nice little spice on top, very good, probably better when a bit younger too. Sterk ams

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Black with a creamy, beige head. Aroma full of licorice and Christmas spices, particularly nutmeg. Pleasant. Taste is moderate sweet the whole way through. Lingering licorice. Simple and pleasant, but fairly monotone and uninteresting for a beer of this caliber. Medium-bodied, faintly watery texture, mild carbonation, smooth. Ok.

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

11.2 ounce bottle from Total Wine Brookfield, 8/6/23. Black, medium tan head, average retention. Aroma of chocolate, wood, smoke. Taste is roast, cinnamon, chocolate, nuts. Slick, sweet but not overly so.

A deep dark porter with a very thin mocha head. In aroma, sweet fruity chocolate malt with dark fruits, licorice, alcohol warmth, light coffee notes, light cereals, very nice. In mouth, a nice sweet fruity chocolate malt with dark fruits, licorice, light coconut, alcohol warmth, very nice. Bottle at Festibiere de Gatineau 2023.

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 9

On tap at Garden Path - Bellingham, pours black with a small tan head. Aroma is rich, with lots of roasted malt, some vanilla, dark sugars, and plenty of that wood. Flavour is remarkably rich, with complex-as-hell dark dried fruits, lots of liqueur-soaked wood, and dark sugars that seem largely attenuated out. Rich, complex, and wonderfully constructed. A thing of beauty.