This is a very nice, solid porter. Essentially black, it has a huge, light brown head steadily shrinking to a thin top with a little weak lace. It has a nice porter aroma of toasty dark bread with hints of dark fruit, chocolate, coffee, and wine. The taste is light in body, zesty (less light and lively than Nethergate Old Growler, but more so than many), with a clean flavour of toasted dark bread, light roastiness, a sweet fruitiness folowed by drier, toasty finish with hints of chocolate and black pepper. It’s quite drinkable.

This bottled brew poured a medium sized head of foamy finely sized brown colored long lasting bubbles that left behind a nearly opaque dark brown body with no visible carbonation and a good lacing. It looked very nice as my mouth began to water in anticipation of this one hoping that I would not be let down. I was not! It had a mild vinous brown malt cherry chocolate aroma that was one of the best I had smelled in a very long time. The mouth feel was mildly tingly at the start and mellowed in the finish leaving behind a malty chocolate flavored aftertaste. Very yummy. I started to take and looked down only to realize it was gone! Can I have another one please? Highly recommended.

Pours to a deep brown to black color, with a tight white head that fades, and a moderate amount of carbontion. The nose is excellent on this beer with lots of good aromas of dark chocolate, coffee, and mild roast. The palate is firm with good dark malt flavors, paired with a hint of currant fruitiness, and flavors of mild coffee. This beer finishes mildly roasty and dry, with a nice touch of hop bitterness. Very well done brown porter, that makes a great pint, or a great match to shell fish, or hearty pub grub.

a great porter. really dark color. A strong roast aroma and flavor. could be less carbonated. though