3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
UPDATED: DEC 15, 2007 GABF 2004 & 2007: Nearly opaque with a thin off-white head. Mildly smokey coffee aroma has a subtle touch of roasted malt and sweet dark chocolate. Body has a fairly full sweetness and good slightly drier coffee notes, but could use a little more sweetness. Very smooth and drinkable.
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 18/20
On tap at the Blind Tiger and poured into a pint glass. Pours a dark opaque brown with a nice tan head. Aroma is coffee and roasted malts. Flavor is sweet with roasted malts and a great coffee taste at the end. Awesome beer.
4.5 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20
One of the best beer from this great brewpub. I usually do the flights with a friend whenever I visit and I’m always fighting for this one. A weak body would be my only complaint. The coffee aroma and overall roasted character are splendid.
3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
On tap at the brewpub. Comes almost black with a small tan head. Aroma of coffee and malt. Taste is coffee, malt, and some chocolate. For coffee lovers.
3.9 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
On tap, pours black with a thin tan head and some lacing, aroma is nice with a decent amount of malt and some cofee, the coffee flavor really comes through in the finish, mouthfeel is nice, really enjoyed this one.
3.2 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
On tap. Black pour with a nice brown head. Nice coffee aroma with a touch of chocolate. Disappointing lighter coffee flavor with milk chocolate... a bit watery. Meh.
3.5 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Draft at KCBM Homebrew Competition 2011. Aroma is coffee! Plenty of roast, malt, more coffee, dark sweetness, cocoa and brown sugar, followed by still more coffee. Quite a powerful nose due to the intense coffee addition. Opaque, dark brown-black color with a very fine head. I noticed that as I drank, the sides of the glass remained covered with a brown sheen. Flavor is full of coffee as well, plenty of strong, dark roast here also, with sweet, dark, nearly burnt malts, some chocolate and toffee, a light-moderate amount bitterness detected as well. Low to moderate level of effervescence, body is medium. I happen to like coffee, so I enjoyed this. Actually very nicely done, for all of its one-sided character.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
(Draught) Pours a black body with a medium cream head. Aroma of roasted malt, coffee, and some dark chocolate. Flavor of coffee, roasted malt, light caramel, and subtle dark chocolate with a somewhat bitter, roasty finish.
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 16/20
Pours a deep brown color with a light brown head. Aroma is roast,
coffee, toffee, some smoky notes, chocolate, some raisins, and some
nice woody earthy notes. Flavor is caramel, ash, roast, rich coffee,
and a rich toffee finish.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
GABF 2009. Darker black pour. Big roasty aroma. Roasted & chocolate malts, mild coffee. Nice porter
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Draft. Pours a black body with a tan head. Roast y malt all over this, with a drier more powered esk flavored coco and chocolate malt accent. Roasted malt with a mild coffee bitterness. Good.
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