3.3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 13/20
Black pour with a tan lace. Malt cherry aroma. Chocolate malt flavour with a slight roastiness. Very nice. Lacks a bit of body.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
2012-01-11. Black body with a nice creamy tan head and lace. 4+ Pleasant modest aroma, mild roast, light tangy cherry fruit. 7+ Flavour is similar, light bitter roast, dry chocolate cocoa accents, very mild tart cherry accents. 7++ Smooth average plus bodied palate is nice, just a touch light for the style. 3+ Decent, a bit more of everything would step it up a notch for my tastes. Nitro tap at Beer Academy, Toronto
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
On tap at the brewery. Pours a very dark brown with average, lasting, creamy beige head. Aroma is roasty, chocolatey malt with a hint of fruity sweetness. Flavour is also most prominently of roast chocolate with the cherry a little more apparent. Reasonably silky mouthfeel. Average body. Nice.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Tap at Beer Academy:
Aroma: soft feel , rather mild in approach. Dark malts with light cherry backing. Well paired and balanced. 7+
Apperance: poured as dark brown , creamy beige espresso like looking top.
Taste/Palate etc. Dry front , medium bodied ale with refreshing clean character. Cherry feel is light , secondary to dry dark malt notes. Good.
3.3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Cherry goes good with their porter. This on tap at the Academy was suitable but sweet infused rather than tart and real cherry feel. Still drinkable.
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Deep, deep black pour with a dark brown nitro head. The nose is lovely. A faint whiff of cherry aroma over some heavily roasted dark malt. Cocoa and dark chocolate with a little bit of coffee. Soft bitterness and a lingering smooth sweetness. A damn lovely brew - although it's not all that cherry flavoured.
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3.9 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Nitro draught at Beer Academy. Dark almost-black body with a thick tan head. Aroma of chocolate-covered cherries with backing notes of coffee and a bit of smoke. Flavour has the chocolate/cherry combo as well, with a subtle lactic sourness, and a roasty dryness. Body is medium-full and a bit creamy thanks to the nitro. Really well made and tasty, with a great balance between the fruit and the base beer.
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