3.9 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20Pours near black with reddish hues and a mostly receding tan head. Notes of caramel, toasted malt, nuts, chocolate, vinous, light herbs. Medium to full bodied, soft carbonation.
4.4 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 17/20
Wow. I may be new to quality beer, but this was a treat. Home consumed draught in a howler. Poured clear dark amber brown, minimal head but lovely lacing. Hearty nose of coffee / caramel / chocolate, with a little breadyness. A little herb-iness perhaps. Strong flavour, only slight bitterness, but mouth filling creamy richness. Soft carbonation, but most certainly because this was a draft brought home. Unexpectedly, the palate was left surprisingly clean with little residual flavour.
Later, sipped while enjoying a light tiramisu cake, and I almost exploded from the experience. JOY!
3.7 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Smells yummy, caramel and chocolate. Pours dark reddish brown with a thick tan head. Tastes good, not very complex and a bit watery, sweet and chocolaty though.
2.7 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 11/20
Tap at Bashamichi Taproom, Yokohama. Black colour with a beige head. Aroma of roasted malt, toffee, some fruit. A bit watery and weak mouthfeel. Flavour of burned malt, caramel, hops.
3.1 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Very dark brown pour with a large off-white head. The aroma is fairly faint but I get a little roasted malt and some chocolate. The flavor is full of heavily roasted malt. milk chocolate and a bit of grass. There is a slight metallic note in the flavor as well. Medium mouthfeel and medium carbonation.
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
12oz bottle picked up at Bevmo in Vacaville
Appearance: Black with a small beige head and good lacing
Aroma: Roasted malts and powdered chocolate
Taste: Roasted malts, chocolate and toffee
This was a decent porter
3.9 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
Appearance:Very dark brown with red highlights and a thin tan head.
Aroma: Mocha or perhaps kahula with a hint of molasses.
Flavor: Burnt toast, coffee
Palate: light to medium bodied with low cabonation.
Overall: Very clean flavors, smooth texture and a nice roasty finish.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
360ml bottle from Archive Beer Boutique. Baird Brewing generally produce good beers and this porter is no exception. Black as the ace of spades with a big tan head. Aromas are okay but you have to work the nose hard to get the coffee and vanilla. Good flavour with a faint hint of sweetness in the background that just takes the edge off the mild bitterness.
3.4 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Aroma of roast coffee and fruity hops. Almost black, looks very dense. Tastes of smokey chocolate and coffee. I feel like I always say this about porters’ taste, although this one has some more dark fruit elements than some, in the way I might expect a porter to taste if brewer by Huyghe or something. Thick and viscous though not overbearing. Brewed under Mount Fuji...cheers.
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Poured a dark brown to black with a thin tan head and unexpectedly lively carbonation. Smells great, with dark fruits and chocolate dominating the nose. The taste is very balanced, with coffee and stewed fruit giving way to some milk chocolate at the back end. Light to medium bodied, but with a very smooth, almost creamy mouthfeel. Overall, a very more-ish lighter style porter.
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Bottle shared with northropfrye. A nice beer. Dark chocolate and coffee, dried fruit. Bitter taste, but with some sweetness. I enjoyed this beverage.
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