La Voie Maltée Gigonne

Second try, 6 months later, still at the brewpub:
This time around, the vinosity and tartness was absent, and what I got was a very roasty, nitroed stout with some chocolate undertones. More of a Stout for sure, a decent one too, but a wide change from the first glass a few months prior. 3.2/5.

First try:
Any first impressions?
-A veil of foam covers the deep black with red highlights.
-A fruity vinosity evolves within the tame aroma.
-Roastiness and citrus pulp play off each other well, as vinosity walks by, waving.
-Quite effervescent, and not too heavily malted, its mouthfeel is juicy and made for easy drinking.

What if you dig deeper?
-Supporting English hops and sagacious vinosity tell a fun story in the end.
-Flaky roastiness fits with splash of tartness.
-This was billed as a porter on the board, not the stout that their website suggests (which most people seem to have had here). Is this a different beer altogether, or just another artisanal brew that has either greatly evolved or just came out quite differently than usual?
-Its tartness might be offputting for some, but it truly fits this old Porter billing, and is never overdone.

On tap at the brewpub. 3.2/5

Robe noire surmontée d’une mousse blanche crémeuse. Arômes de céréales et de malt chocolat. Saveurs de café et de céréales.

Aroma:light rosted malt... appearance:Dark brown,good tan head.. Flavor,watery,light rosted malt flavor....

A deep red-brown beer with a small brown head. The aroma is sweet with notes of roasted malt and light notes of coffee. The flavor contains light notes of caramel and coffee, and it has a dry roasted end.

Enticing aroma offers notes of roasted malts, licorice, chocolate and some dark fruit. A decent brown head lasts nicely atop the jet black body. Roastiness up front melds with chocolate character before re-asserting it’s dominance in the lightly bitter finish. Low carbonation, sticky texture and medium-light body. A well crafted and enjoyable stout. Sampled at the brewpub with Oakes, Rastacouere and Ungstrup.