Bottle@Beers of the World Live (NEC), 2008. Black beer with a brownish tinge and a strong brown head. The aroma is roasted ,and the flavour is rich and roasted. Overall a nice roasted dark beer.

Appearance: Dark brown, not much head. Aroma: Malt and coffee. Some hops. Hint of dark fruit? Caramel. Taste: Malty and burnt. Slight bitterness. Alcohol. Info: 355ml bottle, 28/12-2007

12oz bottle-pours a big rich to rocky shaving cream-retaining tan head and black color. Aroma is mild dark malt-toffee/chocolate, roasty. Taste is dark malt-toffee/chocolate, roasty, some fruit, English-earthy/spicy hops. Towards full body. OK/mild carbonation.

Bottle. Pours a black color with a longlasting off-white head. Roasted malty chocolate aroma with some fruity hints. Roasted malty fruity chocolate flavor. Hasa a warming roasted malty chocolate finish. Has a slightly dry bitter aftertaste.

Walnut, dates, and thistle on the nose. Clear brown color and thin beige head with the viscosity of blood. Dates and weak roasted malt. Horehound finish. Starts sour and ends bitter.

Brown bottle, 12 ounces, gift from Jean Hamilton received on March 31 2008, savoured on April 17 2008; eye: ruby, clear, light, légère effervescence, creamy beige head that turns into a tiny carpet, lacing; nose: hoppier than expected and even hiding some of the roasted malt, vanilla, liquorice, candied fruits, molasses, caramel, coffee; mouth: acridness, roasted malt, molasses, liquorice, light vanilla, slight candied fruits, finale in roasted malt that is a little acrid, creamy texture that is also grainy in the throat, lightly sweet and hoppe, medium body, rather carbonated; overall: quite likable FRANÇAIS Bouteille brune, 12 onces, cadeau de Jean Hamilton reçu le 31 mars 2008, savourée le 17 avril 2008; œil : rubis, claire, légère effervescence, mousse beige crémeuse qui se transforme en un petit tapis, dentelle; nez : plus houblonnée que prévu masquant même un peu le malt torréfié, vanille, réglisse, fruits confits, mélasse, caramel, café; bouche : âcreté, malt torréfié, mélasse, réglisse, léger vanille, très léger fruits confits, finale en malt torréfié légèrement âcre, texture crémeuse et granuleuse en fond de gorge, légèrement sucrée et houblonnée, corps moyen, plutôt carbonatée; en résumé : bien aimé

(Bottle) Dark brown colour with hints of ruby, frothy pale brown head. Roasted, malty nose with chocolate, cocoa, soy sauce, prunes and a hint of smoke. Malty, roasted taste with chocolate, cocoa, dark rye bread and a balanced coffee bitterness towards the finish. Medium body, rather short. Good balance. Nice and tasty english style porter.

Black color. Nothing more than an ordinary Porter, with light spicy taste, a bit too much black malt and therefore distrurbing bitterness.

Aroma was somewhat weak. What I could smell was mainly malts (toasted grains and chocolate) with some brown sugar. Color was a dark mahogany with a matching light brown head. Flavor was a typical porter with a bitter and sour finish. Mouthfeel was dry with a light alcohol backnote.