 a10555 (124), West Chester, Ohio, USA
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Dec 29, 2007 Poured a very dark color with a very thin head. Very Malty and smoky. Very drinkable, actually since I started typing I’m already on my second bottle.
ChainGangGuy (2549), Kennesaw, Georgia, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Dec 26, 2007 Appearance: Pours a clear, dark brown body with a small, creamy off-white head.
Smell: Roasty aroma with notes of oven-cooked fruits, coffee, chocolate, and yes, even cola.
Taste: Roasted malt flavor with plenty of coffee and bittersweet chocolate. Dash of cola. Light fruitiness, though not as much as the aroma led me to believe. Roasty, earthy bitterness holds on till the finish.
Mouthfeel: Medium-bodied. Medium carbonation.
Drinkability: So yeah, good stuff.
MesandSim (5802), London, Greater London, England
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Dec 25, 2007 A Mes rate: 355ml bottle at Steve’s Xmas booze up.
Black red with a thick tan head. Heavy unbrewed malt in the nose with some slight coffee and chocolate. The flavour doesn’t quite balance right. Odd cereal note leaving a lengthy finish that I’m just not too sure about.
drseamus (103), Troy, New York, USA
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 16/20 |
Dec 24, 2007 A: Dark mahogany colored body with a thick head that fell quickly. A bit on the light side for a porter, but not unreasonably so.
S: It has a powerful aroma and smells great. There are hints of roasted malt, chocolate, and a bit of dark roast coffee.
T: The taste is more subdued than the aroma but is nice and smooth. There is coffee and chocolate, but the flavors aren’t as rich as they should be.
M: This is pretty light bodied for a porter but it still feels pretty good. It’s on the light end of medium bodied.
D: Not a bad porter at all, albeit on the lighter side body-wise.
TheBeerGod (3147), Newport News, Virginia, USA
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Dec 23, 2007 Bottle. Basically black with mahogany around the edges. Tall mocha colored frothy head. Aroma is cocoa, dark chocolate and light coffee amongst roasted malt. Taste is very chocolatey! Lots of roasted malts, light coffee and cocoa atop a mound dark chocolate. Body is medium but creamy and smooth. Finishes is a bit more bitter and roasty but still pushes out cocoa, chocolate and coffee. Very tasty beer here! Would be a great session beer!
sneagrams3 (1738), St. Louis, Missouri, USA
| 4.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 3/5 | 9/10 | 4/5 | 18/20 |
Dec 23, 2007 Tasted 11/29/07. 12oz bottle. Batch #8146. Thick and opaque with a brown hue. Spiraling beige head. Toasty cookie aromas with a touch chocolate and coffee and anise. Nice Nose! Medium to full bodied. Smooth cocoa toasty malts. Mild acidity. Mildly dry with good crisp hop finish. Flavors of anise cocoa powder and dark chocolate. Totally solid! Nice melding from initial to finish. Good roast and delicious. More sweet chocolate style flavors and less dark berry notes. That’s what I like in a porter. One of my new favorite porters!
TikiE (360), Sylva, North Carolina, USA
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Dec 11, 2007 Updated: Mar 12, 2008Good porter! Im a big fan of Bells, and am starting to try alot of them. This one is dark, with a sweet thin tan head, and has an amzing chocolate smell. The after taste is of chocolate also. Good beer!
biznizness (934), Mooresville, North Carolina, USA
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Dec 8, 2007 Very good, but not the knockout that I was expecting from Bells. Somehow the finish just came up short for me... needed something more bitter I guess. Still, good brew.
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