<i>Draught &#64; Gourmet Food & Wine Show</i>: Man, I must just love porters, as they seem to be joining stouts at the top of my rates. This one is well deserving of a place near the top as I got a chance to try the 2006 &#40;ie. 4th&#41; edition of this seasonal. Pours red and black, very good thick head. Aroma of deep roasted coffee and spices, very inviting. The flavour is exceptional, boasting a lot of malts with a noticeable amount of cinnamon inside that dark roasted coffee and bitter dark chocolate. It’s complex and it’s so tasty I couldn’t stay away. It was the talk of the show tonight, can’t wait to try it again.

341 ml bottle. pours very dark brown. aromas of coffee, dark fruit, chocolate, a touch of cinnimon but only after it warmed. flavours are chocolate, fig, coffee and cinnimon in the finish. well crafted and enjoyable.

&#40;2003 vintage&#41; Very dark ruby-brown colour with a thin tan head. Complex aroma of coffee, cinnamon, cloves, cardamom & pepper. Body is rich, smooth and slightly creamy. Roasty, toasty, nutty flavour with notes of chocolate and cinnamon. Mmmmmm-mmmmmm-good!

341 ml Bottle from Harry! Thanks! Nose of rich chocolate, chocolate, more chocolate, and very faint spices; black with lightly hazy brown edges and a medium cinnamon colored head; flavor is chocolate, some hoppy bitterness, some roastiness, and a bit of cinnamon showing later just before the bitter finish kicks in. Pretty good porter! This is one I think Degarth would like!

on tap &#64; The Beer Bistro. Lovely beer, quite a bit more coffeeish than last year, but all the flavours are still there. lots of cinnamon, and spices, but a little more coffee, and bitterness than i remember, but all in all, very very nice.