3.9 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 18/20
from secret santa Aroma of toasted, almost smoked, malt with chocolate notes. Coffee? Maybe. Near opaque dark brown color with some white/beige head that sort of laces. Full body with creamy carbonation. It’s smoky. There’s coffee, and chocolate, and something like not too sweet dark fruit. The finish is relatively dry, and the toast and hop bitter really pluck at the mouth. Really impressive porter.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
Bottle. Pours brown with a brown head. Aroma of chocolate, coffee, and roasted malt. Good chocolate flavor and a solid porter. I’m a little surprised I hadn’t had it before.
3.9 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Bottled@Monks Café Sveavägen (Summer 2010). Very deep ambery brown colour with a small beigeish brown head. Aroma is ashes, chocolate, coffee, some toffee as well as mild roasted notes. Flavour is roasted malts, chocolate, some ashes, mild smoked wet wood as well as some slight vanillaish notes. Rather pleasant Strong Porter.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
12oz bottle. Pours a very deep brown, almost black colored body with a big, two finger-width, creamy and frothy, brown head that dissipates slowly and leaves a moderate lacing. Aroma is dry, deep caramels with a light cocoa and roast. Some fruity figs along with some raisin and dates. A hint of smoke too. Flavor is better. More of a smokey raisin up front with a light cocoa, roast, and caramel. A light, fruity and earthy hop along with a faint sherry-vanilla and milky, dark chocolate. Finishes dry with some fruity chocolate and a light smokey-caramel that leaves a fairly lengthy aftertaste. Medium body and medium-high carbonation. Overall, a decent porter. Well balanced and pretty easy drinking. Not quite "Imperial," but not bad.
3.3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Pours dark brown with frothy head. Aroma is smoky, with hints of coffee and roasted matls. Flavor has some soy sauce, roasted malts, coffee, and a persistent smokiness that lingers throughout. Decent porter, although personally prefer them a little sweeter.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
bread, alcohol, vanilla, roasty, coffee, chocolate, medium sweetness, medium body, brown foam,
3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
12oz bottle from the Wine and Cheese Place. Deep chocolate brown with a sea foam beige head, some spotty lacing. Nose of cherry wood, chocolate, toasted malts and light smoke. A great Porter!
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Aroma is roasted malt, caramel, chocolate, and a slight hint of alcohol. Appearance is an almost opaque black color with a large sized tan head that lingers. Taste is malty, nutty, aqueous, maybe some slick oatmeal, and somewhat creamy texture. Palate is creamy as mentioned, medium to low carbonation with an aftertaste of lingering malty goodness. Overall, nice little sipper that I quite like. Cheers!
4 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 17/20
Smells like victory and winners. Some smoke and fat there too. Very secondary. Appearance is black and just good. Taste has fire and smoke on the nose. It is a porter that needs to appreciated with a wider following.
4.1 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20
Bottle thanks to Tom. Pours a pure black color with a medium light brown head. The aroma is nice; massive milky chocolate, light fruit, light coffee and smoke. A great flavor; dark fruit, metallic roasted malts, smoke, chocolate, smooth and full. Great! Fruity, smoky and heavily roasted. Yet, very easy to drink.
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