From tap. Pours dark brown, deep amber glare. Large, creamy and tan head. Aroma is dark malty, chocolate. Bitter, mild fruity. Dark malty, chocolate and breadish. Lingering roasted, chocolate malty far finish.

Bottle sample in Sioux Falls. Clear brown color, tan head. Aroma of coffee and chocolate. Taste has coffee grounds and cocoa powder. Very stout-like.

Draught @ Albion. Dark brown with little reddish tint, faint vanilla aroma, low carbonation, roasted malt taste with little alcohol undertone, thin body, medium bitter burnt finish. Nice and smooth albeit slightly watery.

Bottle: Dark, cloudy brown with a small tan head. Aroma is a little mushroomy, caramel malt, chocolate. Bitter dark chocolate malt, caramel taste. Rich, earthy....fairly bitter and dry. Pretty good........interesting flavour.

Bottle. Vegetal caramel chocolate malt aroma. Chestnut brown with moderate light tan head. Lightly sweet earthy chocolate-caramel malt and moderately bitter herbal hay flavor. Decent body. Drier than the typical porter. Nice.

Sampled from the bottle at the St. Paul Summer Beer Fest. Pours a clear deep brown with a touch of amber and a dark brown head that dissipates to the edges. Aroma has notes of earthy dark grains with roasted malts and a touch of bitter coffee. Flavor has a nice bitter dark grains and roasted malts with a bit of bitter chocolate underlying.

Sample, draught, 4 ounces, during the Bacon and Beer Fest in New York with Luc Bourbonnière, savoured on July 26 2014; eye: brown, lots of head, lots of lacing; nose: roasted barley, coffee, dark chocolate, malt, light caramel; mouth: roasted barley, coffee, dark chocolate, malt, light caramel, milk chocolate, finale in malt with resurgence of dark chocolate, medium body, average carbonation, lightly bitter, slightly sweet, lightly oily texture; overall: fine FRANÇAIS Échantillon, en fût, 4 onces, durant le Bacon and Beer Fest à New York avec Luc Bourbonnière, savourée le 26 juillet 2014; œil : brun, beaucoup de mousse, beaucoup de dentelle; nez : orge torréfiée, café, chocolat noir, malt, léger caramel; bouche : orge torréfiée, café, chocolat noir, malt, léger caramel, chocolat au lait, finale en malt avec résurgence de chocolat noir, corps moyen, carbonatation moyenne, légèrement amère, très légèrement sucrée, texture légèrement huileuse; en résumé : bien

Deep dark brown coloured body with a lightish cola colour near the bottom, all with a thickish, two centimetre tall light brown head. Aroma of figs, nuts, earth, caramel, raisins and a hint of chocolate. Medium-bodied; Assertive nutty flavour with some slightly pungent earthy and floral hops, a good vanilla flavour and quite a bit of the pit fruits noticeable. Aftertaste is smooth yet assertive with some vanilla, chocolate, roasted malt and oak noticeable, but very clean alcohol and earthy notes make this go down relatively easy. Overall, a nice beer for the style with nothing outlandish, but solid, good flavours make this worth finding if you like the style! I sampled this twelve ounce bottle purchased from Good Beer in New York, New York on 19-July-2014 for US$2,39 sampled at home in Washington on 26-August-2014.

Bottle as shown thanks to Matt. Pours a dark brown with small beige head. The aroma is roast, chocolate malt. Thin mouthfeel with bitter roast, chocolate and light sweet finish. Decent.