Pours very dark brown, almost no head, light tan lacing, not opaque like stout, more of a deep porter.
Aroma nice chocolate/coffee roast, spice hop more like generic hop smell.
Mouth feel, thick and sweet, clingy coating, cleanses at the end a bit. Could use more carb.
Flavor, bitter roast malt, coffee, sweetness, some astringency, overarching hop bitterness that stays and cleanses.
Finish cleans up nicely, doesn't taste strong, not quenching or warming, but ready for more. Hop bitterness counters roast in finish nicely.
Overall, this is a robust porter, not a stout. It is a very good robust porter, the only change would be more carb. Hard to say where to go with stout.
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