This beer pours a slightly hazy golden color with a medium white head that burns away steadily to a film. Short strings of lace. Piney hops, fruit and malt in the nose. Medium body with flavors of resiny hops, melon and bready malt. The finish is moderately bitter with a piney hop aftertaste. Decent overall.

Sample at Bob's Bar. The beer pours black with brown around the edges, and a medium tan head that recedes gradually to a film. Small patches of lace. Aroma of rum, malt, oak and chocolate. Medium to full body with flavors of oaky bourbon, roast malt, rum and chocolate. The finish is sweet with a rum and malt aftertaste. Pretty good overall.

Sample at The Draft Room. Brown-black pour with a medium tan head that recedes steadily to a dense film. Small patches of lace. Aroma of coffee, malt and vanilla. Medium body with flavors of roasted coffee, coconut, vanilla and chocolate malt. The finish is sweet with a vanilla mocha aftertaste. Pretty good overall.

12 ounce can into tulip glass, unreadable can dating. Pours opaque dark brown/black color with a 1-2 finger dense and rocky khaki head with fantastic retention, that reduces to a nice cap that lasts. Thick soapy lacing clings on the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation. Fantastic appearance. Aromas of milk/dark chocolate, cocoa, coffee, caramel, brown sugar, roasted nuts, toasted coconut, vanilla, cream, biscuit, and dark bread; with lighter notes of molasses, toffee, dark fruit, smoke, charcoal, wood, grass, herbal, pepper, pine, and yeast/roast/toasted earthiness. A bit too fruity/yeasty aromas, but not overwhelming. Nice and pleasant aromas with good balance and complexity of dark/black/roast/bready malt, coffee, vanilla, toasted coconut, and light-moderate earthy hop notes; with solid strength. Taste of big milk/dark chocolate, cocoa, coffee, caramel, brown sugar, roasted nuts, toasted coconut, vanilla, cream, biscuit, and dark bread; with lighter notes of molasses, toffee, dark fruit, smoke, charcoal, wood, grass, herbal, pepper, pine, and yeast/roast/toasted earthiness. Light-moderate pine, herbal, woody, grassy, peppery hop; and roast/charcoal bitterness on the finish. Lingering notes of milk/dark chocolate, cocoa, coffee, caramel, brown sugar, roasted nuts, toasted coconut, vanilla, cream, biscuit, dark bread, molasses, toffee, dark fruit, smoke, charcoal, wood, grass, herbal, pepper, pine, and yeast/roast/toasted earthiness on the finish for a while. Great complexity, robustness, and balance of dark/black/roast/bready malt, coffee, vanilla, toasted coconut, and light-moderate earthy hop flavors; with a great hop/char bitter/sweet balance; and no cloying, acrid, astringent flavors after the finish. Lightly increasing dryness from lingering hop/char bitterness. Medium carbonation and medium-plus body; with a very smooth, creamy/silky/bready, and fairly sticky/chalky mouthfeel that is great. Minimal warming alcohol for 6.3%. Overall this is a delicious flavored American porter. All around nice complexity, robustness, and balance of dark/black/roast/bready malt, coffee, vanilla, toasted coconut, and light-moderate earthy hop flavors; very smooth and easy to drink with the modestly bitter/charred/drying finish. Awesome balance of rich malts, toasted coconut, vanilla, and fruity/nutty coffee complexity; with balancing earthy hops against sweetness. A very enjoyable offering, and impressive spot on American style example. Not overwhelming on any aspect.

Clear amber-gold color with a medium white head that dissipates steadily to a film. Small patches of lace. Aroma of roast malt, coffee and hops. Light to medium body with flavors of roasted coffee, grainy malt and mild hops. The finish is roasty with a coffee and malt aftertaste. Above average overall.

Sample at Nano Brew for the CBW Collaboration Kickoff on 10/12/2018. Dark brown color with a medium thin beige head that dissipates quickly to an outer ring. Sparse strings of lace. Roast malt, chocolate and coffee aroma. Medium body with flavors of roasted malt, milk chocolate and mild coffee. The finish is sweet and creamy with a chocolatey aftertaste. Above average overall.

Can. Pours a slightly hazy light orange and has an aroma of oranges, silo dust and honey. Flavor is more of the same. Decent.