Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

32oz growler, filled at the brewpub, pours with a dark brown body that supports a nice tan head of foam. The first quick pull on the aroma is full of inviting chocolate malts. A more involved inspection reveals dark roasted malts, a mineral note, a bit of burnt malts and faint dark fruity esters to go along with the chocolate. The taste delivers a pleasing level of dark roasted malts and burnt maltiness riding straight into a pool of chocolate malts. Toward the finish mild caramel malts and faint sweet dark fruity esters join in to help close out the experience. Nice robust porter with plenty of malt roastiness going on.