4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Dark brown w/ small finger of tan foam. Sweet, roasty, chocolately nose. Smooth, lightly chewy feel. Nice roasted flavour w/ notes of chocolate, fruit, & smoke. This beer also had a slight, refreshing sourness.
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
almost black, off white head. baking bread aroma with lots of chocolate - chocolate milk, milk chocolate, dark chocolate - the flavour had toasted dark bread with brewed caramel, chocolate and a bit of roasty bitterness. finishes slightly smoky. spot on.
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Looks like a stout, with a rich, frothy head, and a very opaque, black body. Lactose in the flavor and aroma - some coffee, cream, and it is very similar to their Double Cream Stout, except not as potent. Very good beer - but not really a porter as much as a stout. No hop presence - just malts.
4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
#600. WOnderful warm, raosty, caramel, chocolate malty smell. I let this sit out for about 45 minutes before opening it, and it got the the perfect temperature. The mouthfeel ir smooth and really lets out a nice roasted chocoaltey taste. This is one damn fine easy going porter.
4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 17/20
12/19/02: on tap: thick black delicious colour, with a small amount of head. to the palate, lots of chocolate and coffee flavors. wonderful choice for a cold wintry ohio evening.
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Oh how i love this beer, great malty aroma, hints of chocolate and coffee, pretty dark but very palatable and smooth.
4 AROMA 10/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
One of those cloudy porters, not such a dark beer, dark brown color but a hazy edge like aged beer. Nose of a perfect roast & chocolate level, light hops & some sweet smoke. Unspent coffee grounds. Taste has some astringency but maintains that sweet finish and subtle chocolate notes. Finishes lightly dark (smoky) & sweet like lactose. Damn good porter!
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Bottle. Dark ruby-brown with a beige, short lived head and some sticky lacing. Sweet chocolate and subdued coffee aromas with some caramelly fruit present. Not as sharp and bitter of an aroma than in many porters. Chocolate and coffee flavors with a sweet malt backbone. Different than the sharp black malt flavors of a porter like Anchor’s. Has a little molasses to it. But still very good. Different can be good. Has this beer changed? Older reviews talk about all the bitter coffee flavor, but I don’t think it is very pronounced. Has a little saltiness to it. Fairly rich mouthfeel. Smokiness in finish. Pretty good stuff. Drink some.
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