 DarkElf (2681), La Jolla, California, USA
Apr 2, 2006 (12 oz bottle: Bottleworks in Seattle, WA) In every facet, this is rather light for a porter. The color is medium, ruddy brown and somewhat transparent. Not an especially flavorful beer, it’s only lightly roasty and bitter, somewhat toasty, and sports kind of a grainy, slightly sweet, amber-style maltiness. The nose is toasty and grainy and is even less thrilling than the flavor. Barely-medium body is very thin for a porter, and carbonation is about average. Smallish, light-tan head eventually settles out to a wide ring, leaving a few spots of lace on the glass. Below average for a porter, and by my tastes, pretty mediocre even for beer in general.
pinkzambia (889), Boise, Idaho, USA
Jun 25, 2005 Bottle: Heavy malts present with some bread tastes. I also noted some earthy flavors. It poured a large, frothy light-brown head that lasted most of the drink. The dark black color is attractive.
Thanks to Indiana_Red for kickin it with me on this one.
Crit (2242), New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada
Jun 21, 2005 Black, tan head. Nice roasted nose. Lightly roasted flavor fades quickly. Underflavored
BeerPrince (1701), Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Mar 8, 2005 Dark brown with a quick diminishing tan head. Aroma is nutty, roasted and espresso beans. Nice roasted flavour to start, moves into a coffee like flavour and then ends with a nice darck chocolate bitterness. Medium body throughout.
leitrim65 (396), Seattle, Washington, USA
Jan 17, 2005 Dark brown color with reddish hues and a small tan head. Nutty roast aromas. Light bodied with a watery texture. Flavors of roasted coffee and a hint of chocolate. Not bad but nothing terribly exciting.
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