Bottle in Vermont for Easter weekend (thanks Nikki). Dark brown colour, almost black with a mocha-coloured head, with a little layer on top that stays and mild lacing. Aromas of coffee and nuts over the roasted malts. The taste has the roasted malts again with a little more hops in the finish all nicely balanced. Some coffee lingers on the tongue. Hints of chocolate and dark fruits, but none compared to most Baltic Porter. Easy, but nothing special.

Bottle pour into nonic pint glass from Port Wine & Spirits. Appearance is opaque black with decent sparkle at the sides of the glass, 3-finger width fizzy light brown head with huge bubbles after vigorous poor, with poor retention and no lacing. Aroma is strong roasted malts, bordering on ash. Taste is roasted malts as aroma, with less ash quality, notes of chocolate, coffee, fig, earth. Palate is light-to-medium bodied with thin texture, soft carbonation and bittersweet finish. Overall, head was a little off, palate a little thin, and straightforward aroma but the taste had some nice complexity.