Bottle, 11%. Hazy amber/orange with medium tan head. Aroma is malt, caramel, ripe fruit, oak, wood and orange. Flavour is malt, fruit, hops, ripe fruit, spicy, alcohol, orange, dark fruit, sweet, spices and warming.

Bottle. Pours a dark amber color with a small off-white head. Has a fruity malty spicy caramel smoky aroma. Fruity malty spicy caramel bitter smoky flavor. Has a fruity malty spicy caramel smoky finish.

Bottle. Pours a dark brown color with a small off-white head. Has a fruity malty spicy star anise aroma with hints of caramel. Fruity malty spicy caramel and chocolate flavor with hints of star anise. Has a fruity malty spicy yeasty star anise caramel finish.

Bottle. Pours a slightly hazy amber color with a small white head. Has a fruity malty spicy caramel aroma. Sweetish malty spicy caramel flavor with hints of dark fruit. Has a sweetish malty spicy caramel and dark fruit finish.

Bottle. Pours black with a grayish brown head that dissipates to the edges. Aroma has strong roasted malts with a light smokiness and a decent amount of dark grains. Flavor has a combination of roasted malts and earthy smoke with some dark grains backing.

On tap at Rattle n Hum - East, pours a deep dark mahogany with a small beige head. Aroma brings out smoked malt and light dark fruits upfront. Flavour is unusual, with a nice mix of bacon, smoke, tart dark fruits and caramel. Wouldn't think this would normally work, but it's quite intriguing. Solid stuff.

11th August 2016
GBBF Day 3. Cask. Opaque dark brown beer, thin pale tan head. Palate is smooth, semi dry and has good fine carbonation. Nice condition. Rich dark malts, tangy. Decent dark chocolate. Fair bit oh hop spice in this porter and unusually - tropical fruits as well. Orange peel. Light finish. Nicely hoppy, much more CDA than porter really.

19th September 2016
Leighton’s flat clearance. Thanks to Leighton. Hazy paleish gold beer, tidy pale cream colour head. Palate is airy and soft but has decent carbonation. Soft malts, light cream. Nice light Sorachi touch. Floral citrus. Light generic fruits. Semi dry finish. Pleasant.

Draught at Return of the Belgian Beerfest, 9/17/16.
Dark amber-mahogany, good clarity, it seems, with a dark, ashen-beige head atop showing moderate retention for the style.
The smoke is there immediately though it’s not too intense or heavy on the salty bacon aspects. Meaty somewhat but more dry with charred notes and light pepper phenolics. It mixes with a melanoidin-soaked malt sweetness boasting rather straightforward caramel richness. Some alcohol fumes noteable yet not offensive with strong bread undertones and light licorice and prune dryness lingering. So a bit all over the place though it doesn’t seem sloppy, really. The smoke definitely takes a lot of the attention off of the Belgian aspects, though I’m unsure whether that’s good or not.
Smokey up front, again not a huge intensity but with light meat, char and salt. There’s a lot of sourdough-like breadiness through the middle with sweet caramel to balance. Lots of melanoidin and other phenols on the finish contributing a dry, fruity and peppery character replete with prune, black pepper, light clove and alcohol. A bit too much astringent character lingering but with an ample but low carbonation that is fairly engaging. Slick-to-malty texture could use a touch more depth/softness and it just needs more Quad-like expression overall, despite being well-brewed for the most part.