What a great brew. Tons of roastyness with some chocolate and coffee. Super pissed they stopped production.

Poured a nice black color with a tan head. Aroma really draws you in with a nice balance of sweet chocolate, roasted malts and hops. Flavor is more of the roasted coffee flavor but with a doubling balance of sweet chocolate and bittering hops. Although I like the dead reckoning porter a lot. its a shame it replaced this great beer.

Pours dark brown, opaque, with mahogany translucent edging. A firm, tan head rose to a half inch with an aggresive pour, and quickly receded to a placid surface. A few errant dots of lacework and a ring around the edge of the glass was all that remained. Aromatics are subdued, but the oats and chocolate are still evident. Slightly biscuity and bready, with powdered dark chocolate and granola. Mouthfeel is faded and heading for flatsville. Not quite full bodied and lacking enough viscosity to seem thinnish. The pallet is fairly middle of the road, with a decent enough mix of bitter chocolate, roasted malt, and some mild coffee grounds. Bitterness is right on, and balances nicely with the residuals. Finishes slightly bitter with a fading Coca-Cola note and some faint warmth. This particular bottle was picked up about a year ago, and I’m sure it would be superior if fresh. This one’s a yawner though.

good, not great, not the best stout I’ve had, not the worst, it’s a mediocre stout from a wonderful brewery

Nov 2005 - I couldn’t taste a thing of oatmeal and it wasn’t very sweet either, but not bad (just not what I expected). Beer poured dark, dark brown with almost no head at all. Flavor was coffee and roasted malts. Tasted better as it warmed