Bottled. Poured clear, medium-deep garnety brown with a short, well-formed cap of tan head. The aroma picked up sweeter (and somewhat degraded) caramel and chocolate notes with faint smoke and herbal accents. The flavor held up remarkably well with roasted semi-sweet chocolate initially, followed by a full dose of coffee and smoked woody notes.. tasty, complex, and intriguing, which is impressive considering the low gravity and age. A tad shy of medium-bodied on the palate and very, very dry.. grainy smoked wood sticks to the edges and there was a nice moderate level of roast throughout. This was a lovely beer that I wish was still available.

I had this beer during the summer of 2001 while on vacation in St. George, Florida. I was drinking a lot of Rolling Rock and Guinness at the time. When I had this, it was the most perfect drink I had ever consumed - rich body with the definite aroma of chocolate and coffee. Where, oh where did my Perfect Porter go?

Had this beer on 6/14/1999. Color is a deep black with good carbonation and a nice head. Aroma is rich with the scent of darkly roasted malt. Taste is deeply roasted and lightly bitter. It starts off with a rich medium body that goes down with a robust roasted flavor. The finish is a deeply roasted malt flavor backed with a good strong bitterness. Overall it’s a very good, well rounded and richly roasted Porter.

Date: 11/22/1995
Mode: Draft
Source: Taco Mac, Sandy Springs

black, whispy head, sweet chocolate toffie aroma, strong and flavorfull, smokey, chocolate, nutty, coffee-like roasted, just a bitter of bitter finish from the roasted malt

Aroma: 6/10; Appearance: 5/10; Flavor: 8/10; Palate: 5/10; Overall: 17/20
Rating: 3.7/5.0
Score: ****/4
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The score was calculated based upon the notes and an old scoring system.

the best there ever was. I sure do miss it. chocolate, a bit smoky. wonderful malty flavor. Lightly sweet, great finish. Heaven in a glass