UPDATED: AUG 17, 2021 Bottle purchased at Total Wine & More, St. Matthews, Kentucky. Poured dark brown, off white head. Aroma of roasted malt, dark chocolate, roasted coffee. Taste was bittersweet, coffee, dark chocolate, bakers chocolate, minerals, creamy.

UPDATED: AUG 1, 2021 Dark brown with a beige head. Chocolate and roasted grain aroma. Ash. Roasted bitter taste. A hint of milk chocolate. Medium bodied, mild to moderate carbonation. Very traditional and well done.

UPDATED: JUL 18, 2021 Rating #800, a superb choice. Poured from a 12oz bottle, appearance is a very dark brown with a finger and a half of light brown head. Aroma is incredible. Roasted, nutty, earthy, slightly smoky. Tastes of dark bread, chocolate, finishes dry and slightly bitter. Mouthfeel is medium body smooth mouthfeel with good carbonation. Overall a superb porter. One of my favorites for the style.

UPDATED: JAN 6, 2022 Solid dark pour with darkish generous and sudsy head, sounds rich as it enters into the glass. Opaque and deep brown to black mysterious. Looks like dark roasted coffee. Chocolate on the nose and raisins and dates and the depth of color so appealing even with the ultra thin cola head and lacing that remains. Very small amount of bitter delivered to the palate. The bitter quickly fades. Delicious and enjoyable. So simple. Finish is soft semi sweet and nothing is lost as you sip away. Great Porter.

UPDATED: MAR 28, 2021 Bottle, at share, thanks to Ryan. Pours rubescent dark brown. Dark chocolate, roast, prune, light liquorice, raspberry, dark malt biscuit stuff. Medium body. Excellent.

UPDATED: MAR 19, 2021 Restrained aroma, but I pick up sweetness, chocolate, some (but not much) roasted malts. Deep dark brown color, with dark red revealed with a back-light along with ample carbonation. 1½ inch tall, thick, tan head with very good retention, leaving rings of lacing as it recedes. Very nice flavor. Raisins, coffee, chocolate, and a little spice. As with the aroma, very mild roasted malts. No bitterness at all (well, a little in the aftertaste as the beer warms). Slightly sweet initially, which carries through to the finish. The finish is sweetish with a bit of spiciness. Mouth feel is appropriately moderately thin, creamy though, with at least a little carbonation feel. Overall, a well done traditional American porter. Great Lakes keeps to the basics with this one, and I appreciate that. The light spiciness is a good touch. Easy drinking and enjoyable.

UPDATED: FEB 4, 2021 Bottle shared by Wendigo. Fully malty. Med-full body, med-high carbonation. Lots of chocolate, toffee, moderate honey, light coffee. Med-high sweetness, med-low bitterness, mostly roasty, hops in background. Overall quite easy drinking though, despite being on the sweet side. Good one.

UPDATED: FEB 5, 2021 Bottle. Malty aroma and taste, caramel, roastyness, coffee notes, medium bitter, light sweet, light sourish notes. Medium body, malty roasty and coffee bitter finish. Good.

UPDATED: JAN 14, 2021 12oz bottle poured into a snifter glass. Dark cola brown with light tan head. Nose is roasty with espresso and dark chocolate. Hints of dark fruit also present. Taste embraces its malty, roasty characteristics from the onset. Coffee and chocolate play well together. Honestly hard to find fault with a classic iteration of the style. Very good

UPDATED: DEC 25, 2020 Bottle. Black body with off white head. Chocolate and roast aroma. Chocolate, coffee and roast taste. Crispy finish