4.8 AROMA 10/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 10/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 19/20
I chose Anchor Porter as my 100th rating as this is a beer close to my heart... one in which all porters seem to fail in comparison. Pours a deep, blackberry/red-brown with a large, tan, souffle of a head that falls slowly and softly leaving excellent lacing. Heavy malt aromas are dark chocolate and dark fruits, with a light alcohol presence. The full-bodied flavor balances bitter coffee and semi-sweet chocolate, leaving a light tingle of alcohol to dry the mouth... which causes you to open another...
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4.8 AROMA 10/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 10/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 18/20
A very nice mixture of smoke, chocolate, and coffee. This is the best Porter I have tasted.
4.8 AROMA 10/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 10/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 20/20
OMG! What a beer... Pours like used motor oil with a caramel colored head. A pleasing sweet brown sugar/molasses aroma. Flavor is a nice roasted malt with a touch or smokiness thrown in for good measure. I don’t know if this is a perfect beer but it comes close to it in my book.
4.8 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 10/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 19/20
UPDATED: JUN 9, 2008 This is an outstanding, rich porter. From a bottle this pours almost black with a hint of deep red. It has a thick, beautiful dark beige head which is creamy and long-lived, and leaves excellent lacing. It is rich and full-bodied, with strong, but smooth, well-balanced, and complex flavour & aroma. Incredibly drinkable yet full of rich flavour and with a smooth, strong finish, it is simply incredible.
4.8 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 10/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 19/20
1 pint 6 oz. Bottle. Pours black with a thick long lasting foamy light-brown head. Fruitty armoa’s control the senses.
Taste packs puches of: Smoke, roasted coffee, resin and basement whiffs. Carbination is present but doesn’t control the flavor. Bitterness is minor and the finish is full. Excellant Beer.
4.8 AROMA 10/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 19/20
12 oz bottle. Very dark brown with not much of a head and really good flavor. Chocolaty flavor with a nice finish.
4.8 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 10/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 19/20
Great porter of a fine quality very impressive. A favorite great for a fishing trip or camping nice with marshmallows. Pours thick and dark black like an imperial stout and puts a smile on your face.
4.8 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 10/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 19/20
Great caramel malt sweetness, terrific body, and nice cloudy dark toffee color. One of the best porters I’ve had in a long time-wish it was more widely available.
4.8 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 20/20
UPDATED: APR 27, 2011 Pours dark, dark brown, almost black, with a creamy, fluffy, pillowy tan head. Smells strongly of malted barley with hints of coffee. Tastes like coffee and bitterness with hints of chocolate; definitely has a full roasty flavor. Medium-bodied with a creamy texture and more than expected mouth-carbonation, Anchor Porter finishes smooth with a light, lasting bitterness.
4.8 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 10/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 19/20
coffee, chocolate, nuts, herbs, spruce, floral, barnyard, leather, basement aromas, bubblegum, cooked vegetables, smoke, skunky, woody, vanilla, cooked vegetables, brown, sparkling, rocky head, brown foam, heavy cloying sweetness, medium bitterness, heavily sour, salty, thick feel, full body, oily feel, flat, bitter, long finish, astringent,
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