Bottle, carried back from Jackson Hole. Black of course. Thin, lacing head. Good aroma, with light coffee and roasted malt. Flavor has more roasted grain character, cold espresso. Very smooth palate on this beer.

On cask at the brewpub. Dark, sweet and smoky... would be perfect with BBQ and surely that’s intentional. Smoke is a bit on the obvious side, but that’s all right with me. Maybe a bit rich to drink much of.

Nice dark brown with a tan head. Aromas of rich malts with dark, bitter sweet chocolate and a hint of coffee. The flavor is of burnt coffee, bittersweet chocolate and a little cherry??

UPDATED: DEC 26, 2008 On tap at the Lander Bar in Lander, WY. Pours a black color with a decent tan head. Taste is of roasted malt, caramel, smoke, and chocolate. Good bitterness to it. Aroma is much the same. Not a bad beer to get on tap and a pretty tasty porter too.

On tap at Cowfish in Lander, WY: Deeply dark. Rich malts, with big roast and dark chocolate. Only a mild sweetness. Nice bitterness level. Pretty tasty porter.

@ Platte River Parkway Fall Festival. Color of maple syrup, weak head. Aroma is a pleasant caramel. Flavor well balance deep roasted grain and citrusy hops.

@Mountain Beerfest-on tap-pours a tan head and black color. Aroma is dark malt-chocolate. Taste is dark malt-chocolate/smoky, secondary hops. Nice.

Dark brown, off white head, and light lace. Chocolate, roast, coffe and small hops in the nose. The flavor has the same malts, but there is some smokiness coming around. A bit roastier as well. Thick body with a nice smoky finish.

2004 NABA Festival: Chocolate brown with thin tan head. Esspresso and chocolate smell. Little spice. roast and esspresso taste.

NABA ’04: Black color, tan head, light lacing. Aroma is malty, roasty, sweet. Flavor is roasty too will some smoke & sweet. finishes watery, full body.