Pours dark mahogany into a shaker. White head with good retention recedes to skim surface. Dark chocolate and smoke aromas. Medium to thick with dark chocolate, caramel and smoky, sweet earthy resin front to back.

Can with label - pours gold white head - nose/taste of cut grass, lemongrass, citrus, bubblegum - medium body

On tap at The Blackback Pub, Waterbury, VT.
This was poured into a tulip.
The appearance was a dark hazy burnt brown color with a bartender’s pour of a white little head. Light lacing after the head dissipated.
The smell takes in some bitter to roasty sweet coffee beans. Light cocoa powder slides in. Light bitter citrus hops balance in underneath.
The taste was mainly bitter and roasty. Coffee and cocoa are on top of the citrus hops. Light roasty cocoa /coffee aftertaste. Light roasty semi-sweet finish.
On the palate, this one sat about a medium on the body with a fairly decent sessionability about it.
Carbonation runs fairly light allowing a nice smoothness to hit.
Overall, I say this was a pretty good RIS. Citrus seems controlled enough for creativity from the brewer but not go overboard. I’d have again.

Pours black into a shaker. Mocha head with medium retention recedes leaving scant sheets. Dark chocolate and espresso aromas. Medium bodied with hot chocolate syrup and espresso front to back. Lasting burnt chocolate finish.

On tap at Blackback Pub.
This was poured into a tulip.
The appearance was a nice looking dark brown close to black color with a slim finger’s worth of white to off white foamy head that dissipated evenly and leaving some light rings of messy/somewhat spider web lacing.
The smell starts off with a light roasty to sharp yet somewhat smooth bitter coffee bean roaming into a light cocoa bean underneath. Gentle sweetness of semi-sweet milk chocolate, semi-sweet bitter dark chocolate.
The taste mainly follows through moderately. Light sweet to bitter aftertaste and a semi-sweet to bitter finish.
On the palate, this one sat about a light to medium on the body with a fairly decent sessionability about it. Carbonation runs fairly light.
Overall, I say this was a pretty good America porter that I could have again.

Tap at Foundation Brewing Company, Portland. Originally rated 20160220. Colour is dark brown with small brownish head. Aromas and flavours: Chocolate, dark chocolate, coffee and roasted malts.

Tap at Foundation Brewing Company, Portland. Originally rated 20160220. Colour is black with brownish head. Aromas and flavours: Chocolate, dark chocolate, some coffee and roasted malts. Pretty basic imp but very drinkable.

Tap at Foundation Brewing Company, Portland. Originally rated 20160220. Colour is cloudy golden with small white head. Aromas and flavours: Fruits, citrus, Belgian yeast, hops and malts.

Draught at EBF, 2/5/16.
Last beer of the night, thanks to BA, see you next year EBF...
Very vibrant, hazy, but not soupy golden-amber body shows a moderate amount of white head with medium retention.
Very fruity, juicy, tropical nose with a difficult-to-differentiate-the-brett-from-the-hops sort of thing going on. Which is nice. Definitely a good deal of sweetness behind it all, but at least, it’s all pale malt honey tones and no caramel. No alcohol, quite fragrant with plenty of dry citrus and leafy, almost herbal notes as well. Not resinous.
Fruity, bright, vibrant and with a strong dose of tight carbonation, it goes down quite easily for its size and no resin or obnoxious bitterness makes it past the rather large, perhaps a touch too sweet, body. Pineapple, lemons, limes, nectarines, apples and a bit of mango are all quite enjoyable. Seems like they did the right thing and did not primary ferment this with brett. Good one. Much less bitterness/resin/breadiness than Epiphany.