Bottle 330ml.Hazy - murky matt medium amber orange colour with a average to large, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate to heavy malty, dusty coffee, pale coffee, coffee maker, moderate hoppy, orange - citrus. Flavour is moderate to heavy sweet and bitter with a long duration, flowers, fruity, candy sweet, riped fruit. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. [20120411]

Bottle shared by Chris. Aroma of licorice, chocolate, Muscat, phenols. Sweet flavor of chocolate and licorice. Very woody and phenolic, with a rather raunchy finish. A strange, unique porter that looks great and has great body. Very interesting.

Draught @ the Rover. Pours hazy orange / golden with a creamy white head that slowly dissipates while leaving some nice-looking lacing on the glass. Smell is tiny sweet, fresh and hoppy with grapefruit juice, grass, orange and lemon zest, pine and hints of caramel. Taste is tiny sweet and bitter with grapefruit juice, pine, grass, green grapes, gooseberries, unripe mango and hints of wet earth. Mouthfeel is round and thin to medium bodied. Finish is bitter with oily pine, grass wood and resin.

11.2 oz. bottle, pours an opaque vibrant orange with a medium beige head. Beautiful nose of tropical fruits (pineapple, mango), mandarin oranges, grapefruits, and loads of resinous hops. Flavour is intensely bitter, with mounds and mounds of grapefruit, citrus rind, and resinous hops. Lots of malt to back, but the intense pleasant bitterness from the grapefruit and citrus fruits dominate. Finishes bitter and dry. Excellent IIPA.

Imported from my RateBeer account as To Øl Black Ball Porter (by To Øl):
Aroma: 7/10, Appearance: 5/5, Taste: 7/10, Palate: 5/5, Overall: 15/20, MyTotalScore: 3.9/5

14/IV/2012 - 33cl bottle @ home - BB: 11/I/13 (2012-374) Thanks to 77ships for sharing the beer!

Black beer, big aery beige head with irregular bubbles, pretty stable and adhesive. Aroma: very fruity, ripe apples, some pineapples, some caramel, ashes, mocha. MF: good carbon, full body, creamy texture. Taste: mocha and coffee in the start, then some softer caramel and vanilla notes, ending with herbal bitter notes. Aftertaste: bit sour, mocha, fruity hoppy touch, pretty bitter and dry ending with spices, cocoa powder and ashes.

Draught @Viisi penniä, Helsinki. Poured hazy orange with a thick white head. Aroma had apricot and tropical fruity hoppyness. Very fruity bitter flavor, pine and grapefruit. Bitter dry and fruity finish. A bit sweet, hides the alcohol well. Easy to drink, tasty. Sticky, oily mouthfeel.

33cl bottle @Viisi Penniä, Helsinki. Poured black color with a brown, thin head. Aroma has oatmeal, coffee and roasted malt. Flavor similar, chocolate, milk coffee, hops and roasted malt. Bit on the sweeter side. Long roasted and also ashy finish. Medium to full body.

11.2 oz. bottle, pours a murky orangey yellow with a medium creamy off-white head. Nose is full of pineapple, mangos and grapefruit, and bitter citrusy hops. Flavour is on the dryer side, with bitter grapefruit, citrusy hops, and some dry doughy malt to counterbalance. Tastes like an American IPA crossed with a dry Belgian Ale. Finishes dry and bitter, and very much hop-heavy with barely any malt backing. Very well-made.