Sample at the Hopsnobbery Collective Porter tasting at Dogbricks on 12/4/08. Color is a mostly clear medium brown with some off-white head. Very malty aroma with a tad bit of hop and roast. Roasty and creamy flavor, but could use a little more on the finish.

Sample at the Hopsnobbery Collective Porter tasting on 12/4/08: This beer is a nearly opaque dark brown color with a thin and foamy light brown head that recedes steadily. Spotty lacing on the glass. Roasted coffee and malt in the nose plus a bit of chocolate. Medium, dry body with flavors of roasted coffee and malt, plus some hops. The finish is roasted malt with a short sweet chocolate aftertaste. Above average overall.

Pours a dark brown color, nice carbonation, huge three-finger foamy head, with tons of sticky lacing to follow. The nose is malty, with some chocolate/toffee. The taste is sweet, malty, with some chocolate/toffee. Medium body, the finish is dry and slightly bitter. Drinkable, not a bad brew at all.

Bottle. Pours an opaque dark brown with a big foamy tan head, leaves little lacing. Aroma is light just a basic roast character. Some chocolate flavor, sweet, maybe a bit astringent in the finish. Light and fizzy. Needs more body.

very dark pour with super head that slowly diminished leaving a scattered laceing on the glass. Taste is roasty but seems weak - nice aftertaste. Very drinkable - maybe too drinkable for a Porter. Body seemed a bit watery and weak - no strong flavor that stood out to convince me to take another sip.