A dark brown porter with a thin mocha head. In aroma, chocolate and burned coffee, grassy notes, OK. In mouth, a nice sweet chocolate with coffee, alcohol, nice British hops, very nice. Bottle at Mondiale 2012, June 8 2012.

Bottle. Pours with a deep brown hued body with some clarity that is slightly obscured by the shade. Large deep tan head on top with good retention and lace. Really good lace actually with a ring left per sip. Aromas are deeply roasted and slightly metallic. Bready, coffee, pine. Clean, very low esters. Bakers chocolate. Roast character is slightly acrid to me. Some brown sugar and rum like qualities. Flavors are slightly bitter with a roasted bitter balance. Stale high quality bread crusts, nice malt character, full roast, bitter chocolate. Some spice character that could be malt or hop. Low anise and a touch of black currant. Medium, slightly rich flavors with an overall thinner body. Good, medium to medium low carbonation. A touch of residual sweetness slightly amplified by the alcohol, although nothing sticky. Good drinkability for what it is. The roast character in the nose distracts a bit for me; I could easily see higher scores. Overall quite tasty.

Tiny tiny bottle. Pours black with light brown head. Nose/taste of roasted chocolate malt, lactose milk sugar, vanilla and toasted grains. Medium body.

Sample, from a bottle, Mondial de la bière, savoured on June 6 2012; eye: bronze, semi-opaque, no effervescence, tiny sheet of beige head; nose: resinous hops, light malt, grapefruit, citrusy, light caramel; mouth: resinous hops, grapefruit, light malt, light caramel, dry finale in resinous hops, full body, rather bitter, slightly sweet, mild astringency, harsh texture; overall: fine FRANÇAIS Échantillon, d’une bouteille, Mondial de la Bière, savourée le 6 juin 2012; œil : bronze, semi-opaque, pas d’effervescence, petite couverture de mousse beige; nez : houblon résineux, léger malt, pamplemousse, citrique, léger caramel; bouche : houblon résineux, pamplemousse, léger malt, léger caramel, finale sèche en houblon résineux, corsée, plutôt amère, très légèrement sucrée, astringence moyenne, texture rugueuse; en résumé : bien

Bottle 330ml.Unclear medium orange amber colour with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting to diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate to light heavy malty, caramel, toffee, malt, oxidide malt notes, light to moderate hoppy. Flavour is moderate to heavy sweet and moderate bitter with a average to long duration, spicy, caramel. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft, finish feel is light alcoholic. [20120613]

Fruity like cantaloupe and guava. Light body and not much bitterness. Quick drinking, but with no brightness on the palate. Off form?

Cloudy amber. Liquoricey aroma with mint, brown sugar and indistinct fruitiness. Sweet with lots of liquoricey bitterness, mild maltiness and light herbaceousness.

Bottled. A hazy amber beer with a brown head. The aroma has notes of malt and caramel. The flavor is sweet with notes of alcohol, malt, caramel, and wood, leading to a dry finish.

cloudy brown, small beige head. aroma is flowery, slightly malty. flavor is dark fruity, slightly fruitpeely bitter, strange for a bw.

Bottle 33 cl. Courtesy of yespr. Pours a cloudy amber with a lacing off-white head. Rustic nutty, caramellish aroma, slightly oxidized. Rich body, lots of caramel and brown sugar here, some overripe fruit with a slight tartness to the finish. 130612