Keg at Capital Ale House Harrisonburg. Pours a clear dark brown with a large creamy tan head. Good head retention. Aroma of chocolate ice cream, vanilla, mild roast. The taste is roasted malts, chocolate, mild fruits. Medium bodied, low carbonation.

On nitro tap at Apex, pours a deep dark mahogany with large beige head. Aroma smells like pure melted chocolate. Flavour is identical, with high quality melted dark chocolate. Very smooth palate that makes this very easy to drink. Finishes with a slight astringency. Very nice albeit simple porter.

Thanks Brenda.
This was poured into a tulip.
The appearance was a hazy burnt orange color with a one finger white foamy head that dissipated within about thirty seconds. Light lacing stuck and then started sliding into the beer after a minute.
The smell had a decent amount of light sweet bready material with a slight Belgian sugary candy - ness inside of an earthy yet weird dried honey sweetness to allow a light spice to it.
The taste was mainly earthy, sweet and spicy.
On the palate, this one sat about a light to medium on the body with a fairly decent sessionability about it. It came across slightly syrupy and the carbonation seemed fairly smooth and good for the style.
Overall, I say this was an okay Belgian ale. Whether it’s a saison or Belgian Strong Ale, this one is what it is - okay to me.

Thanks Brenda.
This was poured into a pint glass.
The appearance was a soft golden orange color with a one finger white foamy head that dissipated within about a good minute leaving some light lacing all around the glass.
The smell started off with a sweet grainy wheaty citrusy aspect.
The taste was basically the same with a strong sweet orange aftertaste that led to a slightly watery finish (however, it seemed like a good watery).
On the palate, this one sat about a light on the body with a good sessionability about it. The carbonation seemed a bit more there than expected but that could be due to the fact that the wheat seemed a bit more subdued.
Overall, if anything, this one definitely is a Summer beer as its fairly refreshing for the most part.

13th September 2014
Hazy amber beer, small cream coloured head. Palate is light and crisp and fairly dry. Evaporating dry alcohol immediately obvious but there is no real heat. Sweet malts, repressed subtle hops. Tangy dried orange. Mild spice. Light dry finish. Very clunky and not easy to drink.

Bottle at the Hanging Bat. Pours black, nose is chocolate milkshake, sweet, taste is sweet chocolate, dry roasted, thin.

Bottle split at GBBF ’14, day 1, 12/08/14. Golden amber with a moderate light beige covering. Nose is floral, spice, citric pithdom, light herbal notes. Taste comprises earthy hop notes, straw, citric vibes. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close. Ok APA.

Bottle shared at Chriso’s post GBBF minidig, 16/08/14. Dark mahogany brown with a moderate light beige head. Nose is rich chocolate fondue, dark toffee, sweet tones. Taste comprises rich chocolate pudding, light roast, dark toffee fudge. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close. Decent earthy choco porter.