“A bold, robust porter with a touch of sweetness. Drinks with a light-medium body & offers rich notes of big chocolate, caramel, toffee, with a bit of roasted malt.”

Glassware: English pint.

Appearance: Black with a very faint tint of muddy dark brown around the rim. Of course we can only see this because the head disappeared almost instantly. Not a skerrick of head retention which is unusual for a porter.

Aroma: Not really offering anything out of the ordinary. We get medium intensity dark malts, a metallic tartness, milk chocolate/cocoa, an earthy and grassy hop profile and a blueberry-like fruitiness. A delicate roasted note opens up once it settles but other than that it’s pretty much it. Rather uninspiring start to be honest.

Flavour: Follows on from the frustratingly pedestrian aroma. Basic four-to-the-floor characteristics of lightly roasted malts, earthy hops, sweetened milk chocolate and a metallic/blood-like note. Granted, some light coffee accents eventually develop late as it finishes with a dry roast and medium bitterness.

Mouthfeel: Thin and far too watery. The lack of Co2 doesn’t help either. Mild-medium body. Just no oomph to it. They actually did quite a good job hiding the 8% ABV though.

Overall: Our first (and most likely) last crack at the Australian arm of Evil Twin. Apparently, Nomad owns the contract to brew their beers here, which speaks volumes. It’s bizarre to me that Evil Twin – with all of its international esteem – would award the contract to them considering how many better contract brewing options there are in Australia. Very average stuff.