On tap at Hair of the Dog, St Louis. Black with beige head. Some roastiness, chocolate, vanilla, quite watery and thin. Expected more.

Notes from March 2011 Someone told me these guys were in town now. Where's my 30 tap Breckenridge takeover party?! :D Smudgy, squished pink coding on the neck that I'm not about to squint to try & read. Ommegang anniversary stemware. Solid pour straight down the middle results in an inch of russet-colored lathery head. Black & brown body, with ruby highlights. Even, wavy lace. Smell is doughy with baking chocolate mainly. Lightly coated with sugar & lactose. Just a touch of coffee & tar. Mild coffee & carob upfront. Some light bitter-sharp char. Hinting at that oatmeal, with a kind of interesting husky character. Gentle lactose sweetness. Mid-range, lingering leafy green bitterness. Body is very thin, but fluffy. Oatmeal doesn't add noticeable feel. Carbonation is too strong for me. Balances out somehow. A decent six-packer.

Notes from March 2011 The 18th already? I was just about to use some leftovers to make corned beef fajitas. :P Standard Ommegang glassware. Clear, dark ruby brown body. Inch of cream-colored head. Spiderweb lace. Alcoholic malted milk balls on the nose. Faint trace of macerated vanilla beans & just a bit of powdered sugar & dark chocolate. A touch fruity if you obsess about it. Vanilla is much more apparent on the taste. Very nice cream & wafer flavor. Backend dries up a little too soon with toasted, but near flavorless grain. Vanilla tries valiantly to linger, without feeling artificial. Barely a bitter bite. Carbonation could be better(little more then a tickle), but then it would feel even thinner. There is some froth here. Alcohol is light, & hides behind the vanilla. Not a strong bite, no body, barely hopped, dark with good flavor. Vanilla schwarzbier maybe? Not really fitting too snugly in the porter category. I may be a sucker for vanilla, but besides the identity crisis, this is a better beer then what the score currently indicates. Too many people comparing it to style could be the ratings only excuse.

tap at brewpub in Fort Collins CO. Solid Helles - crisp, light - easy drinker

tap at brewpub in Fort Collins CO. Nice Marzen/Festbier. amber in color - good malts, light spice.

tap in Colorado Springs, CO. decent Amber - this being the flagship for the Avalanche. Solid

(Thanks, Jim! Ozzy70) Can. A- Roasty, cocoa. A- Brown color, clear liquid, beige head. T- Roasty, cocoa. P- Medium body, average texture, average carbonation, balanced finish. O- Plain and honest. Not sure if there was a name change or why this wasn't in the system, no way I'm the first rate. Solid simple porter. Well balanced.

(Thanks, Jim! ozzy70) Can. A- Berry, vanilla, roasty. A- Dark mahogany color, clear liquid, beige head. T- Berry, cocoa, roasty, vanilla. P- Medium body, slightly thin texture, average carbonation, weak finish. O- A nice looking beer but the neopolitan flavor never works out like I want. It was a solid beer overall, the flavors just didn't keep up throughout the drink.