3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Bottle. Smoky cocoa malt and hops aroma. Dark black-brown color with moderate tan head. Initially a slight burnt coffee that quickly fades to creamy chocolate with a mild hops finish. Long lasting flavor. A bit on the heavy side for a porter but other than that, very good.
3.8 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
UPDATED: FEB 12, 2012 First rating
(At Haket, Göteborg)
Dark brown to black color, brown head. Acidic light roasted sweet grainy malty scent. Acidic taste with some chocolate and light burnt aftertaste. Smoth mouthfeel. Medium bitterness. Sweet chewing gum, salty.
6/3/6/3/13=3.1
Rerate
(Bottle from Systembolaget)
Sweet, raissin, roasted taste. Metallic, roasted, sweet scent. Black color, tan head. Medium to smooth mouthfeel, medium bitterness.
7/4/7/3/14=3.5
Rerate
(Bottle from Systembolaget)
Blind tasting on September 27, 2008
Shady dark red to brown color, brown head. Sweet, raissin, licorice, alcohol scent. Raissin, sweet, licorice taste. Roasted aftertaste. Medium to thin mouthfeel, low bitterness.
7/4/7/3/14=3.5
Rerate
355 ml bottle at The Golden Days, Göteborg.
On February 11, 2012. BB 8/2013
Clear very dark red to black color, big fluffy lasting coffee with cream light brown head. Roasted, fudge, sweet, malty, caramel, grainy scent. Malty, raissin, sweet, fudge taste. Grainy, coffee, fudge, roasted aftertaste. Medium to a bit moussy mouthfeel, medium high bitterness that lingers to the dry chalky side with some tongue bite to it.
8/5/7/3/15= 3.8
3.9 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Deep black color, large thick creamy head. Roasted malt aroma. Deep rich roasted malts and flavor. Coffee and chocolate flavor. Slightly sweet. Good hop to malt balance. Mouthfeel is full and round. Finish is smooth and slightly hoppy. Aftertaste is slightly bitter, with a very slight metallic tinge. Nice tasting porter, smooth and very drinkable.
4.2 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Bottle (650ml). Pours almost black, incredibly lively with a big light brown foamy-creamy head. Does the "guiness pour" settle-out thing wonderfully - head lasts forever, rocks out and leaves a half-decent lacing - top marks. Aroma is roast malt, somewhat vinous, stewed prunes and apple cores, slight hops, and tasty coffee and bittersweet chocolate notes as well - quite darkly fruit sweet on the nose. Flavour is like heaven’s own semisweet belgian chocolate with nuts and raisins bar - with dark roast malt, sourish wine overtones, other steeped fruits, coffee and cream. Mouthfeel is thick and creamy, only lightly carbonated. This is one of the nicest porters I’ve ever had. Terrific blend of bitterness (coffee, chocolate, touch of hops), sweetness (fruit, malt and chocolate) with enough tartness to keep it all together.
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Surprised I haven’t rated this. 12 ounce bottle from Total Wine West Richmond, rated 3/21/11. Pours a dark brown color with a large brown creamy head. Good head retention and lacing. Aroma of bitter metallic hops, chocolate and roasted malts. The taste is roasted malts, caramel, bitter hops, some fruity notes. Medium bodied.
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
More like some of the roastier Belgian heavyweights than a porter, but who gives? This is a great beer. Oily pitch pour with a creamy beige head. Sticky, malty snout with sniffs of vanilla, molasses (probably), walnuts, raisins and espresso roastiness. Fudgy malt, xmas pudding, charred cocoa bitterness. A teaspoon of Marmite. Afternotes of licorice...and more charred malt roastiness. Really sticks around. As creamily bittersweet as I knew it would be. Worthy of the gold-rimmed Rochefort snifter.
3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
UPDATED: JUL 13, 2005 Re-rate. Has a nice roasted aroma wih a medium yellow and tan head. Smells of maple and caramel. Tastes a little dry with a hint of sherry and brown sugar. Finishes like day old coffee that is very pleasant. This is an excellent full tasting porter.
4.1 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Picked up a single bottle from Cellars Wine & Spirits in St Paul, MN. Pours an opaque dark brown, nearly black, brew with a thick large bubbly creamy tan head. Good lacing. Aromas of cocoa, coffee, black licorice, toasted malt, and plum. Taste is full body, lightly carbonated, creamy and smooth, with taste character of sweet licorice. Finish is smooth and a nice flowery hop aftertaste. Nicely done!
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