AllAboutStout (605), Cincinnati, Ohio, USA Jul 6, 2008 Pours a dark brown in color with a nice quarter inch mocha brown head. Looks good. Smell is roasty. Some dark malts and maybe roasted coffee. Taste is more of the roast with a touch of the coffee there as well. A little too much roast coming through. Decent mouthfeel, could be a bit thicker. All in all a solid porter from Bells. T2Tool (352), Murfreesboro, Tennessee, USA Jul 5, 2008 Poured from a 12-oz bottle. Solid porter, but nothing really stood out. Black in color with smell of roasted coffee and chocolate. Taste was consistent with the smell. BuckeyeSammy (454), Cleveland, Ohio, USA Jul 4, 2008 Flavor of dark malt, cocoa. Initially a thin mouthfeel with a lingering palate. Moderate amount of bitterness. Chocollate, coffee, dark malt, slightly roasted. MartiniFiend (104), Mount Horeb, Wisconsin, USA Jul 2, 2008 Bottle. Pours black with a large light brown head.Sweet matly aroma. Thick to the palate. Flavor is a sweet malt start with a roasted malt finish. fishingnet (1045), Brandon, Florida, USA Jun 30, 2008 Bottle courtesy tpd975. Pours a clear dark brown amber with a one finger lasting tan head that leaves good lacing. Aroma of roasted malt, coffee, and a hint of smoke.Tastes is chocolate, coffee, and roasted malt. Medium thin mouthfeel with a mild to moderate amount of bitterness. Very good. durhambeer (1187), Durham, USA Jun 29, 2008 Bottle. Dark brown pour with medium-light brown head. Roasty barley and malt on the nose familiar to other Bell’s dark beers. A little chocolate and sour milkiness/creaminess, not as much coffee as expected. I don’t love porters, but this is solid. amishcaravan (237), Winona, Minnesota, USA Jun 28, 2008 scent of burnt roast and a little chocolate. taste is similar with hints of coffee as well. After taste is a little roast and a slight bitter hops note. finish is clean. vikingbeercbus (34), Columbus, Ohio, USA Jun 27, 2008 12 oz bottle. Pours dark brown, opaque, with a frothy 1 inch head light brown. Nose almond, coffee, roasted nuts. Thick palate, tastes of dark chocolate, a good porter.
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