Tasted 17/05/2008. 1.25L rigger from Regional Wines (filled 24 hrs earlier). From memory. Tasted while brewing my own Cascade-rish American-style Porter. Pours a very dark chestnut brown with a diminishing tan head. Very nice combination of roast barley, a little malt sweetness and orangey-tropical hops on the clean nose. More of the same in the mouth, with a lightly caramel good sweetness up front (more sweet than dry stout), a lovely orange-like hop character and fruity espresso note in the middle, a firmly roasted second half and more yummy moreish fruity hops in the mildly bitter finish. Medium bodied, medium-low carbonation. My first taste, two nights before, was drunk a couple of hours after filling the rigger and had a drying carbonic note that - mixed with the roast barley and bitterness - detracted from the overall experience slightly. Fill one the day before and enjoy it in its "softened state" - my second impression wass certainly a good one.