Draught from mark bar. Dark pour not much jead. Rather roasted predominates. Light yeast and hops.

Draught. Poured a clearish reddish amber. Smooth taste with some caramel and a clean finish. Good session brew.

Dark brown almost black with a small head. Aroma was dark roasted grains and brunt toast. Taste was also dark roasted grains

Opaque black pour. Rocky tan head. Roasted malt aroma has notes of molasses and chocolate. Thick, viscous mouthfeel. Flavor is chocolate, coffee and licorice. Long, bittersweet chocolate finish. Warming alcohol as well.

16 ounce can. Slightly hazy mahogany brown color. Small pillowy beige head. Caramel malt aroma hints at cinnamon and dried fruit. Flavor is toasted malt with a touch of toffee and cinnamon. Perhaps a touch of allspice as well. A sticky mouthfeel with a bit of orange peel in finish.

Can. Pours clear reddish amber with small foamy beige head, faint alcohol aroma, medium carbonation, slightly sweet caramel taste with alcohol undertones, thin body, medium caramel finish. Feels stronger than it actually is.

Poured into a mug, the appearance was a dark copper to light amber sort of color with a finger’s worth of white foamy head that fell off at a decent pace. Subtle lace.
The aroma blended some earthy to grassy hops, light herbal to floral qualities, hay, light toast, some nuts, sweet grains/oats, dried leaves, and had some maltballs at the very end.
The flavor blended most of that but slightly left out the maltball part as it seemed more along the lines of just milk chocolate. A little bit of sweet wood came out here. Aftertaste was mainly the herbal to floral qualities with the chocolate and earthy to grassy hops. Finish was fairly smooth with the chocolate and earthiness.
The palate was between light and medium bodied with a decent sessionability about it. Carbonation felt fine. ABV felt good.
Overall, now that’s a different Irish ale. I did have it in a mug, just like they would have back in the \"day.\" Left me scratching my beard, but still, I’d have this one again.

Poured into a mug, the appearance was a semi-clear brown color with a finger’s worth of white foamy head that dissipated at a decent pace. Some light lace slides around the glass and on into the beer.
The aroma had some milk chocolate up front and then some dark chocolate. Some roastiness and bitterness comes in slightly.
The flavor leans towards a light roasted malt and then the chocolate sweetness along with the bitterness comes in. An ever so slight metallic comes out, but nothing really disheartening, I guess I somewhat accepted it. Super sweet chocolatey aftertaste rolling into the finish.
On the palate, this one sat about a light to medium on the body with a fair sessionability about it. Metallic quality doesn’t show up and the malts just move right along my tongue. Carbonation felt fine. ABV felt appropriate.
Overall, for the most part, it’s not a bad porter, not sure where the metallic is coming from since it’s in a bottle, maybe perhaps while in the vat, not sure. And not sure if I’d have again.