3.8 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 18/20
huge roasty flavors. Some creaminess, medium mouthfeel. Great porter. Great job bells.
3.6 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Bottle. Pours dark reddish-brown with a small tan head. Aroma/flavor of roasted malt, sweet caramel, slightly bitter chocolate and a hint of smoke in the finish. A nice easy drinking porter.
3.2 AROMA 2/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
Pours black with a solid mocha head with some clingy lacing. Aroma is malty and roasted, a bit unpleasant to me but not a deal-breaker. Taste makes up for it though, smokey roast and coffee up front, followed by a vanilla, dark chocolate, creamy finish. Another wonderful beer from Bells, they hit the classic porter style right on the laces.
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 15/20
Pours a dark, dark brown. Aromas of chocolate, roasted malt, smoke, brown sugar, vanilla and coffee. Initial taste is smooth and creamy..slightly bitter. Coffee, roasted and cocoa come in first...bitterness kicks in and you get a smooth creamy dark fruit flavor towards the end. Mouthfeel is sticky and a tad bitter. Quite tasty. Not the best porter I’ve had but its pretty good. Easy drinking.
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
12oz bottle - pours black with rich beige head and nice lacing. Nose is roasty and coffee. Flavors hardly contributes to what the nose reveals. Taste is bitter due to the dark chocolate/coffee character. Medium body with thin to sticky texture. Honors the style very well. Enjoyable from sip to finish.
3.8 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
12 oz bottle....thought I’d rated before...pours nice and dark...thick but quickly dissipating head...some chocolate in nose...chocolate and coffee throughtout this...one fine beer...very tasty
3.9 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Draft dark brown black body little to no head coffee aroma very light hint of smoke medium to full body medium carbonation and lightly sweet
3.3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
I suppose I’m missing something, but what is it? This is a good porter, but I do not know why it gets such amazing ratings. Seems a tad bitter and kind of uncomplicated to be so near the top of the style.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Pours a dark dark brown with a minimal tan head. Aroma is subtle sweet malt with a hint of chocolate. Taste is smooth and hardly bitter. Sweet taste with a medium body. Really perfect Porter not too alcoholic yet not to thin and watery. Delicious and extremely drinkable. Bells does it again
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
12 oz bottle pours an opaque dark brown with a small tan head and some lacing. Smells of bread/yeast. Aroma has chocolate and roasted malts. Texture is between milky and oily, but thinner than a stout, Easy to drink. Taste is sweet at first, with the roasted malts coming out in the finish. A good porter, but it didn’t make me say WOW.
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