3.8 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Meh - most of the beer I sampled at the Allentown location was good, but not great. This was one of the few exceptions. A really nice and balanced porter. Icould drink this all day! Rich, dark, subtly sweet - brilliant!
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 17/20
On tap at the brewpub. It pours dark brown with a khaki head. The aroma is super potent with lots of fresh brewed coffee. The flavor is the same with a really nice roasted malt character. Very good.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
on tap-pours a retaining light brown head with brown color. Aroma is roasty/caramel/chocolate dark malt. Taste is roasty/toasty/caramel/chocolate dark malt, slight earthy hops.
3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Dark brown standard porter with mild roast in aroma and flavor. Pretty standard. $6/16oz
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Allentown. Pours a deep amber brown with a thin lasting head. Aroma is nutty, sweet caramel malt, good full chocolate malt, roast and light earth. Flavor is sweet toffee, molasses, earth, nutty chocolate, doughy malt. Finish is smooth- pretty good.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
On tap @ Allentown Brew Works 10/18 (O.G. 1.058 ABV 5.7%)
Dark brown with small head. Nice aroma of chocolate, carmel and malt. Taste coffee, chocolate, english malt and carmel. Extremely drinkable. Very nice staple beer here at Allentown (Bethlehem does not usually have this beer)
3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
On tap at Allentown Brew Works. Arrived at the table black with a thin tan head that lasted through the first quarter of the glass and left partial lace. Very pleasant aroma of chocolate and roasted malt. The flavor is similar with chocolate and roasted malt. Moderate roast bitterness at the finish. Medium bodied and fairly well rounded. Nice porter.
3.6 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Dark, but not totally opaque in color with a tan head. Very roasty with tones of chocolate and coffee. Not bad, and drinkable enough to allow you to have more than one.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Dark brown with a small, light tan head that left nice lacing on the glass. Aroma of roasted malts, cocoa, nuts, some floral hops, and caramel. Taste of roasted malts, chocolate, a bit of smoke, vanilla beans, and caramel with a drier finish.
3.3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
On tap at the Allentown works. Porter, dark amber brown pour with no head. Slight chocolate roast on the nose. Malt smooth with mellow roast, subdued bitterness in the finish.
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