660ml bottle-pours a big foamy to creamy tan head and mahogany color. Aroma is dark malt-chocolate/molasses/peat, maybe some licorice, some earthy hops. Taste is dark malt-chocolate/molasses/peat, maybe some licorice, some earthy hops-with a fair amount of astringency which goes from initial thru aftertaste, medium body. The astringency reduces by the second pour then some dark fruitiness comes through. OK carbonation.

Bottled. Deep coppery amber colour with mediumsized beige head. Aroma is toffee, coffee, caramel and roasted malts. Flavour is caramel, and roasted malts. Quite watery palate.

(Bottle, Monk’s Café, Stockholm, 8 Feb 2008) Almost black colour with ruby notes, frothy pale brown head. Roasted, malty nose with chocolate and liquorice. Roasted, malty taste with notes of chocolate, liquorice and a fairly dry finish with notes of coffee. Light to medium body, fairly dry, with smooth, creamy mouthfeel. More and more taste as it warms up. A well made porter.

Bottle courtesy of mgermani: Poured a deep black color porter with a small dirty brown foamy head with average retention and no lacing. Aroma of roasted malt with some bitterness and light notes of black chocolate with some coffee. Taste is a mix between some light bitter notes from roasted malt with some notes of black chocolate and coffee. Body is a bit thin for the style with some average carbonation.

Brown,tan head. Toasty carmel brown sugar nose and profile, lasting bitterness. Somewhat underflavored, not enough roast.

Brewery Creek
Funny to see my translation from when I entered this beer years ago. At the time I was prepping for a trip to Argentina that never took place. I can safely say that when I was doing that, I never imagined that when I finally got to try this beer I would have bought it ten minutes down the street.

Dark chestnut colour. Complex, distinctive aroma of fudge, nuts, cane sugar, Mexican hot chocolate (Rey Amargo...not so many artificial ingredients and not so much cinnamon in that brand), evaporated milk (Dutch Baby brand...ok, just kidding I can’t tell the difference between different evaporated milks). Fairly full body. Relatively creamy palate, rounded out with sugars. Soft, lush milk chocolate, the maltiest Assam and yet it’s not a big, brash brew. There is a strange juxtaposition here between the full body and rich flavours on one side and on the other side the fact that everything is kind of light on the palate. Not something I see every day, that’s for sure. In the finish, a little bark-like (astringent) note detracts a bit from the overall presentation. Nonetheless, a solid porter, not an imitation stout like so many "porters" these days. I can dig that.

Bottled. Dark brown, rocky head. Spicy licorice aroma. Medium dry, fairly hoppy, notes of aniseed. Clean flavourwise with roasty fairly bitter finish. A well made porter.

Dark brown ale with a thin off white head. Nice chocolate aroma with light coffee notes. In mouth, light oxidized malt with light chocolate Quick notes, thin and uninteresing. On tap at Cossab, May 2006. 7-3-5-2-10
Dark brown ale with thin white head. Strong butterscotch aroma and burned toast. In mouth, a light chocolate malt,w ith strong butterscotch and sweet lactose. Bottle from Fukito. Muchas Gracias Nico! Post-Mondial tasting at Goldorak.6-3-6-3-12