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"...Moderate body, very crisp with a dry palate. Grassy hop bitterness and a watery sugary malt flavour meld well...Dryness sets in well in the finish with a lingering hop and mildly astringent grain..."

"...Roasted coffee, dark chocolate and burnt grain flavours...Ghost like fruitiness of black currants and elder berries...A notch or two above the normal run of porters, a sure fine pick for beer drinkers in the Central Part of the US..."

"Sugared orange peel and orange gelatin candy aromas follow through to a supple, satiny, lightly fruity sweet medium-to-full body with a tangy, talc, and powdered sugar and dried orange fade. A nicely balanced and flavorful mixer."

"Tasted from tank, into which it had been assembled just two weeks beforehand, the Morin 2011 Sancerre Vieilles Vignes – which will as usual be a cuvee solely for the U.S. market, and bottled unfiltered – brims with bright lime and grapefruit; apple and honeydew melon, offering a lovely balance between lees-enrichment and refreshing vivacity. There is a chalky sense of mineral impingement to the vibrantly zesty, invigorating, yet persistently succulent finish of this buoyant (incidentally, 12.7% alcohol) Sancerre that should drink well for the next 3-4 years if not beyond."