1 litre bottle. Pours black with light head. Aromas and flavors of licorice, roasted malt and black coffee. Oily. Nice.

Medium brown with haze, thin head. Quite sweet...toffee...that vinous character is really out of place here. Not in line with the style, which takes better to richer molasses notes...lager is specifically not fruity. Just can’t get past the wonky balance of having all that fruitiness.

Mexican Chiapas? As opposed to some other Chiapas? Had this at Devil’s Elbow. Medium brown, thick head. Big chocolatey coffee nose, earthy. Similar earthy chocolate coffee on the palate. Medium body. The toast adds balancing bitterness.

Draught at Devil’s Elbow, Vancouver
Light amber color. It’s a bit bready and grainy; it’s clean, but at this gravity it’s just a watered version of a real Märzen. But not a bad beer.

Draught at Devil’s Elbow, Vancouver; 12oz
Dark color, near black, with beige compact head. The body is strong, the mouthfeel is smooth; the aroma is mild, but it has a good malt depth in the flavor, with dark caramel, reminiscent of a Sticke, moderately sweet, clean fermentation profile, and maybe a hint from the red grapes.
Solid beer.

Bottle - Hoppy, Woody caramel notes. Clear copper with a small beige head. Sweet caramel and light bitter wood notes.

On tap at St. Augustine's, pours a deep dark mahogany with a small beige head. Aroma brings out red grapes, dark raisins, and toffee. Flavour brings out lots of dark fruits, especially raisins, followed by heaps of toffee, and dark cocoa. Quite deep in the flavour profile, while remaining light and silky on the palate. Nicely balanced. A very nice dessert porter.

Brown bottle, 1 l, via Erik-P - CANBIF October 2016 (thank you!), savoured on November 20 2016; eye: liquorice, opaque, ring of mocha head, light lacing; nose: roasted malt, coffee, vanilla, soy sauce, chocolate; mouth: roasted malt, coffee, vanilla, chocolate, acridness from roasting, bittering hops, surprisingly bitter finale with good presence of coffee, full body, average carbonation, rather bitter, slightly sweet, lightly oily and lightly harsh texture; overall: quite likable FRANÇAIS Bouteille brune, 1 l, via Erik-P - CANBIF octobre 2016 (thank you!), savourée le 20 novembre 2016; œil : réglisse, opaque, anneau de mousse moka, légère dentelle; nez : malt torréfié, café, vanille, sauce soya, chocolat; bouche : malt torréfié, café, vanille, chocolat, âcreté de torréfaction, houblon amérisant, finale curieusement amère avec bonne présence de café, corsée, carbonatation moyenne, plutôt amère, très légèrement sucrée, texture légèrement huileuse et légèrement râpeuse; en résumé : bien aimé

Brown bottle, 650 ml, brewed on 04/16, via Erik-P - CANBIF October 2016 (thank you!), savoured on November 17 2016; eye: mahogany with a ruby hue, hazy, light effervescence, beige head that turns into a ring, light lacing; nose: malt, caramel; mouth: malt, caramel, light unpleasant acridness, bittering hops, semi-dry finale in bittering hops with presence of malt, medium body, rather carbonated, surprisingly bitter, lightly sweet, harsh texture; overall: ordinary FRANÇAIS Bouteille brune, 650 ml, brassée 04/16, via Erik-P - CANBIF octobre 2016 (thank you!), savourée le 17 novembre 2016; œil : acajou avec une teinte rubis, trouble, légère effervescence, mousse beige qui se transforme en un anneau, légère dentelle; nez : malt, caramel; bouche : malt, caramel, légère âcreté déplaisante, houblon amérisant, finale semi-sèche en houblon amérisant avec bonne présence de malt, corps moyen, plutôt carbonatée, curieusement amère, légèrement sucrée, texture râpeuse; en résumé : ordinaire

Bottle - Roasty and sweet caramel malts with fruity notes. Deep dark brown with a small light brown head. Sweet fruit notes with dark malts, cherry and dark fruit.