4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
12 ounce bottle into pint glass, bottled 12/16/2011. Pours very dark reddish brown color with a nice 1-2 finger dense tan head with great retention, that reduces to a nice cap that lingers. Some decent spotty lacing on the glass. Aromas of big chocolate, caramel, roasted malt, coffee, light fruitiness, molasses, biscuit, and herbal hops. Very pleasant and well balanced porter aromas with decent strength. Taste of big chocolate, caramel, molasses, roasted malt, slight dark fruit, cocoa, smokiness, biscuit, earth, and herbal hops. Fair amount of bitterness on the finish, with lingering notes of chocolate, coffee, biscuit, caramel, and herbal spiciness on the finish for a good bit. Nice balance of flavors that are quite robust, with no cloying sweetness at all. Medium carbonation and body; with a nice creamy and slightly slick mouthfeel. Alcohol is well hidden with only a slight warming after the finish present. Very smooth to drink for 7%. Overall this is a damn nice robust porter. A good amount of very robust flavors and nice balance make this very enjoyable. I would have it again.
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
12 ounce bottle. Pours a very dark brown with a small biege head. Aroma of malt, chocolate, and coffee. Taste is roasted malt, chocolate, molasses, coffee, and a bit of smoke. Extra nice!
3.7 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 17/20
UPDATED: APR 30, 2012 Aroma is roast malt and chocolate. Pours dark brown with a nice tan head. Taste is chocolate malt and coffee. Very good.
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
Bottle 12fl.oz.
[ Trade by polomagnifico ]. Clear dark red brown colour with a average to large, frothy, good lacing, mostly to fully lasting, beige head. Aroma is moderate to heavy malty, roasted, burnt, molasses - caramel, dark chocolate, chimey - coal, burnt sugar, light wood - smoke. Flavour is moderate to heavy sweet and bitter with a long duration, wood, dark malt, smoke. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft, finish feel is light alcoholic. [20120211]
3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 17/20
12 oz bottle. Pours deep brown, near black, with large frothy tan head. Aroma and taste are big bold malt, with an overall roasted bitterness. great Example of a London Porter. No hint of the 7.2%!
2.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 1/5 OVERALL 10/20
Bottle. Mild chocolate, roasty aroma. Deep brown to black, looks thick with a decent tan head. Taste is very bitter and burnt flavors are released. Finish is pretty harsh.
3.9 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 17/20
I picked up on a big choco-nutty flavor, one of the better porters I can remember having in a long time.
2.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 3/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 8/20
draft... light watery brown, watery tan head... almost tasted infected, sharp chalk, oak, bitter old coffee... pass
3.5 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
12oz bottle. ABV listed as 7%. Nearly pitch-black color, minimal light tan head. Little dots of lace. Good, thick aroma... This could pass for a stout, easily. Nice, crisp carbonation. Good aftertaste, nice bitter dark chocolate aroma. Very drinkable! Some warmth, but great roastiness.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Bottle. Pours an orangish-brown with a small, beige head. Roasted aroma with notes of chocolate, coffee and a hint of smoke. Flavor is roasted malts, chocolate and coffee. Also hints of smoke, wood and a hint of hops.
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