 DocHop (278), Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Apr 28, 2008 Pours nearly black with a tall frothy off-white head. Aroma is a complex sweet, slightly roasted malt, with a little coffee.. The complexity comes from a mix of fruity and chocolaty scents. Flavor has a little sour fruity quality almost like a Belgian. Mixed in with this is some light chocolate. The finish is dry and leaves a lingering tart aftertaste.
General66 (167), Streator, Illinois, USA
Apr 28, 2008 12 ounce bottle that was given to me by a few guys in line at Dark Lord Day 2008. Thanks guys! I must admit I am ashamed to say that I drank this one out of the bottle so I did not get a good look at the appearance or a full feel for the aroma. I do know that this is one tasty porter! The taste consisted of a lot of roasty malt with a bit of chocolate bitterness and some nuts. This was very tasty stuff! I am looking forward to trying this one again!
checkmatei1 (629), Willow Grove, Pennsylvania, USA
Apr 27, 2008 Bottle: Pours a dark brown with a thing tan head. The aroma was malty. The flavor reminded me of peanut butter, it was roasted and toasted peanuts. Overall, a very good beer!
daknole (2805), Plantation, Florida, USA
Apr 26, 2008 Bottle thanks a great trader Acknud! This is super porter. Nice toast and grain smells with a darkish tan head. Beer is malty wtih a nice hint of hops. Well done again by the Bells brewery.
gbdub (73), Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
Apr 25, 2008 Pours dark brown from the bottle with tan head. Aroma is sweetly malty, with a little bit of roast. Medium light body with a fairly large amount of carbonation that finishes clean. Flavor is malty with a medium roast, a little bit of coffee and chocolate. A tasty, easy to drink dark beer for when something heavier like a big impy might be too much.
Cletus (5001), Connecticut, USA
Apr 25, 2008 Pours dark brown with a nice tan head. Smells of chocolate, roasted malt. Tastes of brown sugar, some chocolate, flaked oats, some mellow roastiness. Nice!
Vas19 (293), Maryland, USA
Apr 25, 2008 Pours dark brown with a thick off-white head. Aroma is sweet malty with a bit of nut. Flavor is more sweet malt with chocolate finish. Lacks some of that roasty flavor I like in a porter but still nice and drinkable.
idbowman82 (62), Painesville, Ohio, USA
Apr 19, 2008 Very good, drinkable, enjoyable porter at a reasonable price.
It pours a deep reddish brown with a fair tan head that last a while and leaves lots of good lacing.
The aroma is immediately roasted coffee with some cocoa and sweetness as well. The flavor follow suit adding maltiness and smokiness. At first, the mouthfeel is a bit thinner than I’d like a porter to be, but it has more carbonation than most porters so it the lightness works and leaves a clean finish.
I think what struck me the most is that you have a number of ’strong’ flavors: Chocolate, roast coffee, nut, malt, and smoke, YET the body and carbonation, as well as an expert comibination of the flavors keeps the brew fairly light for a porter.
Very well done!
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