A smoky-tart beginning marks a very different beer from the coconut porter. This coco is more savory, not buttery. Definitely more roast. The finish floats in with the sweetness, bringing the cane sugar to mind.
Rooty, medicinal ginger flavor, with a slightly metallic opening. The hibiscus comes in later. Not much discernible malt body. My least favorite beer of the flight.
Very nice toasted coconut flavor, which based on my last log I completely missed back then. Slightly sour yeast aspect. Good balance between roast and sweet.