4 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 16/20
Bottle 33cl. Jet black body. Light brown, creamy head. Nice burnt, mild coffee aroma. Some grapefruit hoppyness with a slightly smoked toffee smell. Sweet, moderate bitter taste. Long lively aftertaste.
3.9 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Deep deep deep brown with a milk chocolate head. Smells of delicious dark malt though not especially roasty with strong hints of chocolate. Taste is smooth chocolate which follows into a bitter finish that is more cocoa bitter than hop bitter. A fantastic porter.
4.2 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 15/20
Classic looking porter with a nice large soapy head. Aroma is nice and malty with plenty of roastiness. This beer feels delightfully creamy and thick in the mouth. It is as much "oatmeal stout light" as it is a porter. Those lines are blurred here indicating a substantial porter. Many of this style offer muted flavors but Anchor’s is quite robust. Flavors are coffee, dark fruit, dark chocolate and sweet malt. A great beer! I want another one.
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
UPDATED: NOV 26, 2006 A classic porter which is pretty good. A nice dark pour. Tastes of fruit, coffee, and chocolate with some smoke and hoppyness in the finish. Strong flavor with a good mouthfeel.
3.5 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
(Bottle) Almost black. Small tan coloured head. Roastedness and chocolate in aroma. Full bodied palate with medium carbonation. Roastedness, liquorice, hint of sweetness, bitterness and some chocolate in taste. Roasty aftertaste.
3.9 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
UPDATED: APR 20, 2008 sweet malty nose. very creamy...a bit too creamy for a porter. flavor is sweet tobacco, nutty, heavy dark malt and more cola than coffee. there’s a slight bitterness on the finish. characteristics of a good stout but a strange porter. where’s the bitter? where’s the coffee?...must do some more research to find out...7/4/7/3/17=3.8
thick viscous pour... nearly impenetrable dark brown topped by a tan head. it’s got a luscious mouth feel. aromas of roasty malt, fresh cream, chocolate and light coffee combine with a strange fruity sweetness. aroma carries through to the flavor along with some molasses then finishes tart and lightly hoppy bitter. i tried hating on this but i can’t... it’s pretty solid. 7/4/7/4/17=3.9
3.5 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
I was expecting some chocolate in this drop but I can’t seem to pick it up, I do get some burnt yeast characters such as dry vegemite, a dry chalky texture, rich coffee bitterness. Deep black body with a light tan head. More lacing than my previous Anchor rating. Full aroma, first up burnt malt then some hops then a touch of liquorice. Smooth but full mouthfeel with full bitterness and a long finish.
3.7 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
12 oz. bottle. I was looking at the list of most rated beers, and did not realize until then that despite having had this beer numerous times, I’ve never rated it. I rectified that at lunchtime today...pours black with a moderate-large light brown head that lasted until nearly the last sip and left a foamy film on the glass. Very pleasant aroma of chocolate and roasted malt. The flavor is predominantly lightly roasted malt along with just a touch of bitter chocolate. Medium bitterness at the finish. Very solid porter.
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