Bottle shared by my dad. Inky black with a thin tan head that quickly dissipates. Earthy roasty dark chocolate oak tannin and warming alcohol. Nice flavor but imho opinion needs more sweetness or body to counter the barrel.

Black with a large tan head that left decent lacing. Roasty and somewhat sourish with whiskey, cocoa and vanilla. Long finish. Moderately full bodied and smooth.

Chocolate malt, bourbon, and hay aroma. Black with moderate brown head. Mildly sweet cocoa malt, and mildly bitter dry hay flavor. Light body.

Pours near black with a small tan head. It smells of chocolate, roast malt and bourbon. The flavor is fairly sweet with chocolate, mild bourbon, coffee, and roast malt. It’s pretty good though as is often the case with this brewer, I find myself wishing the flavors were more intense, maybe a darker roast character with more hops.

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12 oz. bottle, 8.0% ABV, I scoured the bottle and the carton and could find no date of any kind (Born on, Best by, etc.).

AROMA: I kid you not, I popped the top off and was immediately met with strong scents of bourbon and chocolate, and I hadn't even poured it in the glass yet! Once in the glass the predominant scent was overwhelmingly that of sweet milk-chocolate. However, every now and then I would get a hint of bourbon. But I would really have to search for it. All-in-all, it's a pretty delicious smelling beer.

APPEARANCE: Pours an opaque black with an almost non-existent, dark-tan head, that dissipates almost as fast you can pour the beer into the glass. I literally poured the beer into the glass, set the empty bottle down, and the head was already completely gone. There was zero lacing, too. But that's to be expected given that the head never grew more than a couple of millimeters high.

TASTE: Sweet with lots of chocolate flavor at the very beginning. Which then gives way to some mild bourbon and vanilla flavors. During the finish, there are hints of milk/cream and cocoa nib and maybe a wisp of bourbon.

MOUTHFEEL: Full-bodied with a smooth texture and average carbonation. It feels nice in the mouth but I think if they reduced the carbonation just a little, then it would add some silkiness to the texture. Which, I think, would pair better with the sweet, chocolatey flavor profile.

OVERALL: The high levels of sweet flavorings (chocolate, vanilla, and cream) drown out any "beer" flavors of the base Porter. Basically, if someone blindfolded you and gave this to you, you would not be able to tell that it was beer. You might be able to tell that it had alcohol in it, but that's about it. Is that a bad thing? If you are a beer lover, then it would probably rub you the wrong way, a bit (at least on principle). If you simply love delicious tasting drinks, then you would guzzle this down and immediately ask for another (although at 8% ABV, I would recommend pacing yourself). For me, I'm a beer lover (especially Porters), so this one poses a bit of a dilemma. I hate that I can't really detect that it's a Porter (or any other kind of beer), yet I'm delighted by the flavor. In the end, I'm no beer snob, so flavor will always win out in my book. It's a delicious drink, just don't expect "beer".

Pale, very fruity like juicy fruit. Totally not what I was hoping for. Kind of messy. Couldn't even finish a dink pour.

Clear gold. Flavor is blueberry and liquor. A pretty strong tasting beer for only 8%. Light bodied and no carbonation

Rum, glue nose. Clear amber, medium head. Rum, white bread, unripe berries. Light body, easy carbonation, warm.