Robust porter brewed with cristal malt, chocolate malt and oats (among others) and hopped with Summit and Dana; made by Opperbacco with the help of two experienced local hobby brewers. Bottle from Gedeelde Vreugde shared with Goedele and Andrea. Very thick and frothy, ‘plastery’ lacing, pillowy, ecru-beige head, stable over an initially clear, blackish beer with deep burgundy-bronze hue, turning misty with sediment. Aroma of toasted bread, green coffee beans, coffee grounds, dried blackberries, salmiak, bayleaf, dried prunes, dry chewing tobacco, dry tree leaves, roasted hazelnuts, caramel, touch of whisky. Restrained fruitiness, dried plums and elderberries, light baked banana accent, sweetish and sourish with fizzy carb but refined enough not to become too strong or numbing; supple, lightly oily body, walnutty and toasty, more bitter than sweet but in a pleasant, gentle way, although more chicory- and coffee-like roasted bitterness develops in the end, highlighted by peppery hops with a light herbal accent. Some caramelly maltiness underneath keeps lingering in the background. Clear and clean, nothing out of the ordinary in the vast ocean of today’s craft stouts and porter, but very enjoyable, balanced and technically flawless. But more a dry stout than a robust porter, perhaps…

Bottle. Nearly black, small beige head. Aroma & taste: lots of roast, coffee. Dry, citrusy hops. Light to medium bitterness. The body is light for that ABV. Robust? I guess not. OK.

Bottle sample at a tasting at Max’s place. Thanks Lior D. Dark brown to black, beige head. Roast, piney hops, coffee, earth, quite dry, bitter, ashy, medium-bodied. Nice.

Bottle 330ml. @ 32th Pigs Ear Beer and Cider Festival 2015, at The Round Chapel in Hackney, London, England. [ As Opperbacco Deep Underground ].Clear dark black brown colour with a large, creamy, good lacing, mostly lasting, light beige head. Aroma is moderate to heavy malty, roasted, chocolate, moderate hoppy, graoefruit, wood, licorice - licorice wood, leather notes. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet and bitter with a long duration, roasted, woody, hoppy, malt and hop bitter, dry, brett - leather notes. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft. [20151203] 8-4-8-3-16

Bottle, BB 10.17 (from SIP). Pours dark brown with beige head. Aroma is fruits, cocoa powder, apples. Flavor is sweet and bitter, cocoa powder, roast, malt, tobacco. Finish is cocoa powder and some roast, bit harsh even. Alcohol is rather covered. Overall:ok-ish.

(Draught at Chez Moeder Lambic Fontainas, Brussels, 15 Oct 2015) Black colour with lasting, creamy, beige head. Malty, roasted nose with coffee, dark bread and dark chocolate. Malty, roasted taste with notes of coffee, cacao, black rye bread and a dry finish with a generous coffee bitterness. Medium body, quite dry. Solid and well made porter in excellent balance. Very nice.

Courtesy of Daniele
Black color, with generous head. Dark soul for this beer, it has many dark components: caramel, chocolate, roasted malts, some liquorice, and herbs; the bitterness is sharp, and a bit resiny too.
Bold, very good, robust.