 Beer Guy99 (250), Maineville, Ohio, USA
Dec 18, 2003
This is a great porter. Deep, dark color with a firm, long lasting head. Leaves a nice Brussels lace pattern behind.
Flavor notes range from chocolate to coffee and espresso. Light hops bitterness is present and never forgotten throughout the glass.
This porter never loses its oooommmph from start to finish. And at $6.99 a six pack this one is going to be a regular for me.
Ughsmash (2958), Waukesha, Wisconsin, USA
Aug 12, 2008 On tap at BBC in the Cincy airport. Poured clear chocolatey brown with a very well-retained cap of beige head.. nice lacing as well. The aroma picked up toasted figs and darker fruits upfront with dry, residual sweeter chocolates and roasted barley behind.. nice, but a tad too much simple sugar present. The flavor was on the sweeter side with mixed chocolates and licorice at the core, surrounded by coffee and herbal bitterness.. sweet and roasty finish. Dry and lighter-bodied on the palate with enough carbonation to help the bitterness pop.. OK feel overall. Solid.
BlackDonald (1040), North Carolina, USA
Jul 31, 2008 Dark brown almost black in coloring with a small foamy ring of off white almost tan head. Creamy roasty nose with coffee and cocoa notes. Rich roasty with a hint of smoke. A delicious porter!
hellbilly (837), scottsdale über alles, Arizona, USA
Jul 22, 2008 bottle BB may/2008 by way of StFun... pours a dark woody mahogany shade of brown with a quickly dissipating tan head. the aroma and flavor are chocolate, grassy hops, coffee-like nuttiness and some metallic malty grains. there’s a bit of ashy/astringency on the dry mildly bitter/woody finish. it’s a little light in the body but it makes that up with nice acidity and creamy carbonation...
nearbeer (1199), Knoxville, Tennessee, USA
Jul 17, 2008 12 oz, bb Sept 08. Nearly opaque brown-black with a small head that lasts. Aroma is cocoa with slight caramel and coffee. Flavor is earthy caramel, cocoa and some slight apple and prickly herbs. A nice bitter finish of char, herbs and ash. Medium body is almost chalky-dry, and light on carbonation. Nice take on the traditional British style.
anders37 (2563), Malmö, Sweden
Jul 9, 2008 Bottle. Pours a black color with a small longlasting off-white head. Roasted malty coffee aroma with some hints of chocolate. Dry mlaty roasted chocolate and coffee flavor. Roasted malty chocolate and coffee finish. Thanks to Secret Santa for this bottle.
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