UPDATED: NOV 27, 2020 Sipped this one by the fire on Stinson beach I. The shadow of mount Tam. Nice coffee flavors and very smooth. Poured dark and beautiful.

UPDATED: MAY 24, 2020 An attractive, fluffy head on a brown pour. Complex flavor with notes of dark chocolate, brown bread, rye, and malted milk. Slightly acidic, drying finish. Fairly sweet, cake-like aroma. Very good, and probably my favorite from my visit to the Bay Area.

UPDATED: OCT 23, 2019 Fat @ Hopwater Distribution. Mörkt brun till svart öl med ett ljusbrunt skum. Doft och smak av karamell, mörk kola, lätta vaniljtoner, choklad och rostad malt.

UPDATED: APR 21, 2018 Draught at Monk’s Kettle. Black color, beige head. Bitter taste with roasted malts, nuts, hops, coffee, chocolate and a bit of dark fruits. Bitter finish with roasted malts, nuts, coffee, chocolate and a bit of dark fruits. Very nice porter.

On draft at the brewpub in Larkspur, CA. Pours a clear dark cola brown with a tan head. Aroma of chocolate and coffee. Flavors are moderately bitter roast with a bitter roast finish. Tasty porter.

Draught at Hopwater Distribution. Black with s thin tan head. Aroma of vanilla malt. Flavour is dry malt, a little vanilla, ash chocolate finish.

On tap. Comes black with a nice tan head. Aroma of malt, chocolate, and vanilla. Taste is roasted malt, chocolate, vanilla, coffee, and ash. Nice.

From tap at Liquid Gold, San Francisco. Black color with off white to beige head. Roasted malty aroma, chocolate, coffee and caramel. Sweet and light bitter taste like aroma. Medium oily body with soft carbonation.

Decent porter, but my main problem is that the taste kind of leaves you hanging a bit unsatisfying because it feels like it makes you a bit thirsty rather than quenching your thirst/washing down your food.

Pours black with a tan head. Roasted malt, caramel, toffee, toast and chocolate aroma and flavors. Medium body and carbonation with a toast and roasted malt finish.