4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 17/20
2009 Bottle. Aroma: Moderate grassy hop, sweet medium dark and milk chocolate, and caramel.
Palate: Dry, light/medium body as one might expect from a porter. Very smooth
Flavor: Grassy hop, medium dark and milk chocolate liquor. Perhaps a hint of coffee.
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
2009 vintage bottle. Deep ruddy orange-red-brown body, medium yellow-tan head. Pillowy, sweet nose with chocolate and cherry. Marshmallowy, soft, complex body, with brown sugar, cherry, toast, and bubblegum. Somewhat reminiscent of Pannepot. Quite good.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
bottle. black with minimal beige head. aroma of cocoa, milk, chocolate covered cherry...very sweet. flavor of subtle dark chocolate, cherry, graham cracker and sugar...
3.9 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
It pours dark mahogany with a bubbly tan head. The porter smells like cherries and booze, not a bad thing, with some light sweet notes. It is less boozy on the flavor and tastes smooth and malty on a nice light thick body.
3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Bottle thanks to Boody, pours dark blackish red with off white head. Aroma as notes of roasted malt, dark fruit, alcohol, some fruit and vanilla. Taste is a big mix of sweet vanilla and fruit, some roasted chocolate, coffee, toffee, some roasted notes, finished bitter and slightly sweet. Lots going on, but really good.
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Bottle of the 2009 batch. Pours a deep black with a large tanned yellow head. Big plum, cinnamon raisin bread aromas. Sweet, chocolate and spice. Medium bodied, thick, smooth warm raisin bread notes, toast, caramel and chocolate with some nice malt. Chewy chocolate, touch of sweetness, vanilla and warm alcohol on the finish. Really good.
3.8 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
UPDATED: FEB 4, 2012 2009 bottle consumed in Feb. 2011. Very deep brown/black with tan, persistent head. Malty aroma with some toffee, licorice and dark fruit. Vanilla aroma prominent. Full body with velvety, chewy texture, medium carbonation. Deeply malty flavor features some nice chocolate, toffee, raisins and licorice. The cherry is evident. The vanilla flavor is stronger than I would like and tended to overpower this a bit for me. -- Another (2009) bottle consumed in late 2011: the vanilla (which was a little tongue-numbing earlier) had mellowed a bit.
4.1 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Shipped to me by my wife on a trip to Portland. Sampled from a 22 oz brown bottle this beer poured a black color with a large brown foamy head that lingered and produced good lacing. The aroma was licorice, cocoa, raisin and molasses. The flavor was licorice, caramel, raisin, molasses, cherries and brown sugar. The finish was very long and the body was thick and smooth. Very intense flavors that made finishing the glass a bit difficult and time consuming but still quite a pleasant beer.
4.2 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20
In short: A complex fruity porter. Exemplary example of the style.
How: Bottle 22oz. Consumed when probably around 8 months of age. Bottle sent to me by brewolf, thanks a lot Michael. Tasting session with Montreal crew
The look: Dark mahogany body topped by a small dark beige head
In long: Nose of fruit cake, a touch of smoke, chocolate cake, more… Kick-ass body with a full velvety mouthfeel. Taste is fruity (berries, dark fruits), chocolate fudge, moderate roast, vanilla, caramel and more, ending with a mild-medium green hops bitter finish. Supposedly uses cherries but I didn’t pick any. A lot of things going on in this beer but this is not a beer that goes in all directions. Very cohesive and complex stuff here. Way too easy to drink for a 10% beer. At the tasting after only one sip I exclaimed “This is excellent” and all my friends agreed with me. And you can believe that when I say that if I had a dollar for every time people have agreed with me I’d be homeless.
4.3 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Bottle @ home. Pours a deep black appearance with a two finger tan head. Smooth chocolate malty aroma with scents of cocoa, dark cherries, and oak. It’s quite aromatic as soon as you open the bottle. Sweet dark cherry flavored, mild chocolate malty flavor with a nice, lighter oak flavor. Sweet fruity, chocolate finish. Some really full tasty flavors. Excellent!! (2009 vintage)
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