Flashlight shows shades of deep ruby and brown, light head retention. Smells of smoky/roasty malts, coffee, and vanilla. Tastes of smoked malts, chocolate muffins and a very faint touch of vanilla. Mouthfeel is thick and chewy while the finish is dry and chocolatey. A really good, well-rounded porter, I’d drink a case of this stuff, however it doesn’t really deliver on the vanilla as advertised.