 phaleslu (420), Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
Nov 3, 2009 12 oz. bottle from The Party Source. Pours cloudy dark brown with a big rocky tan head that laces the glass. Notes of roasted malt, coffee, brown sugar, leather, caramel, and chocolate. Smooth and sweet, with a medium body and syrupy mouthfeel. Sweet, roasty finish. Very good but not a top-level porter.
JohnnyJ (1282), Carlsbad, California, USA
Oct 30, 2009 Bottle. Dark brown pour. Really it’s just an average porter. Roasted malt, notes of chocolate and coffee. I had it side by side with founders porter, and founders was better.
bsp77 (191), Minnesota, USA
Oct 29, 2009 Poured from bottle into Nonic Imperial Pint.
Exceedingly dark reddish-brown, essentially black. Some head and lacing.
Aroma of slightly sweet caramel and chocolate malts. Some roasty character. Smell is pretty subdued overall.
Semi-sweet roasted malt upfront, with drier roasted bitterness at end. Some coffee throughout. Little one dimensional but certainly tastes good.
Low to medium carbonation. Medium body and fairly smooth, but seems somewhat thin.
Middle of the road Porter. Drinkable enough. Like their Kalamazoo Stout, but with some of its unique character stripped away.
Alopex (28), Crystal, Minnesota, USA
Oct 27, 2009 Slight chocolate and coffee flavors blended together perfectly. A wonderful brew!
pressboxjoe (68), , New Jersey, USA
Oct 25, 2009 Bottle from the Beeryard, tasted last winter, rating just added now. My first whiff of this beer was lagerlike, but a second returned everything to normal: roasty, coffee, fresh. Feel is a little smooth, but a little thin. Bitter roasted aftertaste. There is nothing specific about this beer to note, not in terms of flavor or any other aspect; it’s neither good nor bad.
DerBiermeister (500), Birmingham, Alabama, USA
Oct 24, 2009 Delicious, smooth, full-bodied taste with a somewhat bitter finish, Tastes and looks like quality. Probably would be great with chocolate.
zizzybalubba (335), Elizabeth City, North Carolina, USA
Oct 24, 2009 On tap at Coasters. Pours dark brown, almost black, with a thin tan head. Roasted malt aroma. Coffee, dark chocolate, smoke, and roasted malt flavor. Very drinkable. This is amongst the best porters I have tried. Another great beer from Bell’s.
matthewjk (42), Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
Oct 20, 2009 Wow! Had this on draft for the first time at a local pub and I was amazed at how good it was. Porters often have a overly bitter finish--this beer does not. Not surprised Bells comes through again and again.
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