Draft at brewery / restaurant. Aroma of roasted chocolate malt and oats. Pretty standard flavor for this style; it could have had a creamier mouthfeel. Good balance of flavors.

Tap at brewpup; similar to the IPA, not in flavor but quality. Good, but lacking assertiveness. I didn’t mind this that much because I don’t normally like this style. It might have made me like it more. Good palate and coloring; spot on. Flavor was coffee, chocolate with a milky sweetness.

Tap @ Brewpub: Dark brown, black, nice head and light lacing. Nose of sweet subtle roast, chewy fig and chocolate, a bit of coffee and gluten. Not that stouty, more of a smooth robust porter. Good though. Flavor is balanced, nice body, clean chalky finish. Par.

Beer has a very roasty aroma. Color is dark dark brown, almost black. This beer is rather light for the style and it tastes exactly like carbonated coffee.

Clear red-black body with tan head. Aroma is medium sweet, mild, some anise, light roasty. Taste is medium sweet, caramel, anise, light coffee. Watery light-medium body, some creaminess.