Canned 473ml. -from Beergium. Brownish coloured, small to medium sized brownish head, mild chocolate nose. Sweet malty, light roasted, notes of chocolate and bread without any chili presence. Bitterish roasty finish. Nothing special here.

Collaboration of Evil Twin and Two Roads (the brewery in Connecticut where Evil Twin often 'does its thing' nowadays) - a porter centered around a Peruvian theme, with not just the expected (in this case 'aji panca') chili peppers added, but also purple corn and sweet potatoes... It's a good thing I opened this over the sink (thanks for the alert sebletitje): this beer spouted out of the can after lifting up the lid for half a millimeter, in several fontains of porter several yards long, and the damn thing just would not stop even though I did not even open the lid any further - definitely the most dramatic form of gushing I ever had to endure and I hate it. I cannot imagine the horror unsuspecting people have experienced in opening this 'the normal way' in their living room... Anyway: what was left, bore a very thick and frothy, coarse, closed, lightly lacing, pale greyish beige head eventually dissipating to a wafer-thin beige ring, remaining closed for quite a while, over a very dark but still translucent, blackish beer with purplish-tinged ruby red hue, turning darker and close to opaque black with sediment. Aroma of moldy acorn shells, butterscotch candy, dead tree leaves, cold coffee grounds, a lot of 'blood'-like iron, raw salsify and beetroot - a sweetish, earthy thing which cannot but represent the sweet potatoes, canned corn (the purple maize then, I presume?), very old and dusty black chocolate bars, toast, black peppercorns (probably just the peppers), treacle or melting brown sugar, raw spinach, hints of ketjap, old cloth, dried basil, liquorice, burnt horse steak, wet dog, very vague slurry pit-like touch which is probably the culprit, hinting at bacterial infection responsible for the gushing, yet subtle enough not to ruin everything else. Sweet onset, lots of residual sugars, candied dates, very ripe sweet blue plums, old raisins, with a basic sourishness underneath and a very subtle umami accent somewhere (the vague meaty accent from the nose); carbonation is eventually very soft, even a bit too flat for the style - clearly the gushing adventure has pushed all carbon dioxide out of the beer in one forceful blow. Mouthfeel, as a result, is on the thin and almost watery side, even though still a bit oily and given body by cloying residual brown sugariness. Sweet caramelly, fudge-like maltiness with chocolatey edges, turning toasted bitterish towards the end; the 'haemoglobin' aspect from the nose manifests itself as a thin metallic edge while the corn, purple or not, provides a certain creaminess. The overall sweetness lingers till the end, where earthy yeasty aspects come in, liquorice-like hints play around and - fortunately - a peppery hop bitterness establishes itself, reinforced by a background heat of the chilli peppers, which in all remains fairly soft, though noticeable. The earthy aspect could have been way worse, considering many lesser beers in often totally different styles I had, so I suspect that in this case it's not just the yeast, but the sweet potato too which can be held responsible for it. Ends fairly agreeable, thanks to the hops, the toasted malts and the chilli peppers, but the alcohol is perceptible, which I do not normally expect from a beer below 7% ABV. The basics in this Peruvian-themed porter are alright, but this extreme amount of gushing, eventually resulting in a near-flat beer and doubtlessly unintended earthy aspects, is unforgivable for a brewery in Evil Twin's position. Because of the choice of ingredients and the way they are matched against each other, I will not be too harsh on this, but I hate gushing and it is cristal clear that something has to be done about it - urgently.

can. wild gushing. misty brown-coloured ale. small beige head. medium body. aroma: caramel, cream, molasses, toast. medium body. light sweet taste: caramel, molasses, dry roastiness on ending.

Can. A- Chilies, cocoa, yams, brown sugar, alcohol. A- Black color, black liquid, beige head. T- Chilies, cocoa, sweet potatoes, alcohol, vanilla. P- Medium body, average texture, average carbonation, dry finish. O- Unique and tasty. I do get some yam aroma and flavors and plenty of chilies but a nice balance. Gets a bit dry and bitter as it warms. It works.

gusher all over the carpet ... deep black ... thin tan lacing ... soft sweet chocolate malts nose ..soft swet vanilla chocolate malts ... tiny chilli

Not a bad nose, mocha notes blending with a roasty undertone. Pour’s good as well, coming out of the can a dark brown with a moderate beige head and modest lacing. But things never come together in the taste; it’s like all the levels of this beer have been turned down to a 5, leaving a competent but bland dark ale as a result. Traditional porter traits are apparent--mild coffee and chocolate with slight estery undercurrent--yet no standout traits develop. And the adjuncts are a no-show, corn and potatoes perhaps adding the mildest hint of sweetness, and the peppers only adding a modicum of heat late into the fade. Come on, guys. Gotta turn up the craziness for a collaboration brew.

Can 473ml (Beer Republic, mark 09/20/1_)
My first ever gusher-can! Meh .. I had to clean table and floor before rating this, Opaque black, tiny brownish head. Licorice, toasted malts in the nose. Medium-bodied. Sweetish toasted malty with licorice flavor. Light bitterness in the finish. Suprisingly simple compared to ingridients. Late late light chilli burn. Like some East European porter.

Pint can, gusher. Cuivre, brun, col café au lait retombant vite. Arôme vire sur le malté, caramel, pâle, rétro léger procurant de fines effluves de piment. Rétro, suite au gusher, tourne un peu sur un fruité noir aigrelet, presque de mûre. Palais est malté avec de suite un effet piment qui reste modéré et un léger effet suret de levure, résultant sur ce gusher? Pointe de chocolat avec une petite douceur venant de la patate douce? Maïs perce avec ce côté de grains concassés mais difficile à noter sans la description. Malt caramel persiste devenant presque trop dominant sauf pour la touche de piment Ancho qui titille le palais.

47 cl can @ olio
Haven’t seen a can gushering before but you live and learn. Aroma has licorice root and some molasses. Feels rather musty. Flavour has licorice, some brown sugar and mild cocoa tones. Well, I could not locate the corn, potatoes or chili here; feels like a mediocre porter.

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