Pours mahogany with reds coming through the corners when held to the light. 3-4 finger chunky tan head with good retention nice thick persitent lacing.. Aroma is roast, raisins, molasses, dates, and spiced ginger cookies. Flavor has a nice char roast malt, flame toasted french bread, on top of a sweet slice of carmely date nut bread. After a little bit the bitter hop notes come in with a earthy hebal slide to them, finish is slightly bitter hops, with the various roast flavors dissipating from a sort of tannic charred wood taste. Honestly I really like this beer but it really tastes kind of watered down, I would love to sample some of the versions the rest of the world gets.

(33cl bottle, 4.1% abv) Clear, dark brown colour with a big and dense beige foamy head. Dusty and sweet, slightly roasted malty nose with subtle fruity notes with a touch of cacao and licorice. Bitter and minimal sweet flavour, slim bodied and soft on carbon. Toasty and slightly ashy malty taste, moderately dry, especially towards the finish, accompanied by notes of cacao and licorice; assertive aftertaste with notes of cacao. Not bad, but not a real highlight (28.XI.08).

Blah. Not even as good as regular overrated guinness, but at least with more of a dry stout feel to it and less watery. Stil not tasty though.

Pours dark black into a creamy head which never really dissipates, but fades into lingering heavy lacings on the side of the glass. Aroma of creamy yeasty hops and roasted malts and barley. This is the very beer I first had on tap that lead me to check into microbrews. After trying it, I KNEW that my ’style’ was porters and stouts. If it is on tap when I belly up to the bar, you can bet I’m having a Guinness!

Bottle. Pours a near black with ample brown head. Light aromas of roast, near sweet caramel, and a twinge of lactic acidity. Flavor has a tartness to it. Velvety medium full chewy body. Lingering chocolate bitterness in a long aftertaste.