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

draft at the brewpub - Pours black with a lasting thin tan head. The aroma is of roast malt and chocolate. The flavor is an enjoyable blend of dark roast malt, chocolate, and a hint of coffee along with enough hops to balance it out and give the finish a little bite. Medium bodied and like many fine beers, better as it warms, MA’s head brewer has produced another very tasty variation on a porter. It’s no MA bourbon-barrel porter, but it’s still quite enjoyable.