Pinnhead (93), New Jersey, USA Jan 27, 2006 an every day beer that goes with everything and is deliscious on its own. produces a slight foam when poured. VitaminR (174), USA Feb 5, 2008 Chocolate/toffee/coffee nose. Has a nice dark brown almost black color, with a red hue. Smooth balance, nothing seems to dominate, great harmony of flavors, surprising hop bitterness to balance the richness of the malt. Nice full body with a crisp finish. Seems familiar, yet the hops makes it quite different than a "normal" porter...an extremely enjoyable beer! ultraspank (853), Dublin, Ohio, USA Oct 2, 2007 Had a bottle of this whilst smashing some left over phad tai after work. Nose of potpourri, flowers, spice, caramel, berries, cashew brittle, and caramel. Pours a very dark brown with garnet highlights. A wicked cascade resolves into a fully lasting tall stiff, creamy & rocky mocha head that leaves a thin curtain of lace. This is without a doubt the best porter I’ve sampled in a LONG time! The complexity and depth leave me speachless. No shortage of roasted coffee notes, also moderate acidity is present with a huge floral finish that is again espresso like. The full chewy body is very lively and very dry. This definitely caught me by surprise. Rballs01 (260), Mountain Lakes, New Jersey, USA Aug 22, 2005 12oz. bottle. A Nice bitter bite from the dry-hopping process and sweet caramel flavors follow into the finish. Perfectly balanced and a great beer to enjoy all-year-round. This beer shouldn’t be served too cold. The flavors are much more alive around room temp. pauliefrog99 (301), FLINT, Michigan, USA Mar 2, 2002 Pitch Black Color. Great bittersweet chocolate flavor. This is good stuff.
|