3.8 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
22oz. bomber, with mucho thanks to SuzyGreenberg. Pours dark brown with a two finger foamy tan head, moderate retention and lacing. Aroma is nuts, chocolate, coffee, and light vanilla, oak and bourbon. Flavor is a bit more roasty, with more chocolate and coffee. The flavor is more limited than what the aroma hints at, which is unfortunate; no bourbon or pinot noir to be found. Enjoyable, but wish there was more dimension in the flavor. Thanks again Ben!
3.6 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Bomber. Poured deep black with thick lasting brown head. Slight lacing. Aroma of roast malt, nuts and vanilla. Flavour of malt, oak, and roast, hints of bourbon whisky and KWV red wine. Lasting malty finish. Sip this and savour it.
3.8 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Courtesy of sebletitje. Pours dark brown with thin mocha head. The aroma is musty dark fruitiness, some roasty malts mixed with chocolate, molasses and alcohol heat. The taste is rich roasted and toasted malts moving toward burnt malts. Nice. It gets mildly hoppy followed by chocolate malts and a hint of dark sweet dark fruitiness. Nice stout like brew. I get zero wood notes.
3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
courtesy of goodzoid10.
A really different approach to a porter.
Pours black with a frothy brown head.
Aroma reminded me a lot of banana with moderate hops. Some chocolate notes.
Taste fruity with spices and roasted malts.
Finish of coffee and very faint oak with little vanilla and a very light hoppy finish.
3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Bottle from the Tasting Group. It pours a deep brown with a nose of coffee, licorice, earth, spice, chocolate, and some smoke. Flavor is coffee, licorice, & malt. Medium mouthfeel with lingering bitterness. So-so.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Bottle courtesy of Tampa Tasting Group. Pours a dark brown to black color with a thin tan head. Aroma is roasted and malty with some notes of wood, chocolate, banana, ripe dark fruit, coffee. Flavor is sweet and malty with notes of nuts, coffee, dark chocolate, banana, hints of spice and nuts. Some notes of phenol on finish. Generally medium to full body with a warming malty finish.
2.8 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 10/20
Bottle courtesy of I think Ibrew2or3. Pours a very dark brown with a one finger tan head that leaves good lacing. Aroma of astringent roasted malt, coffee, and chocolate. Taste is the same as aroma. Medium mouthfeel with a moderate amount of bitterness and astringent finish. Not good.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Bottle: Black, nice tan head, nice lacing. Nose of light smoke and pinot infused roast and chocolate. No astringency either which is good. Ample cocoa and oak, light vino notes; maple, honey, tannins, lightly jammy. Nice full roasted balanced stiff porter with a nice hoppy tail and a fun twist of barrel aging for confetti in the flavor. Good.
3.9 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Roasted malts, a light sweetness, some earthy hops, and light barrel characteristics in the aroma of this one. Pours a dark brown with a creamy beige head. Bitter and hoppy initially, some roasted malts, oak. Some secondary flavors of wood, earth, wine barrel. Mild underlying sweetness, but mostly dry roast and a good deal of hops. Charred dry finish lingers. Fantastic for $4.99.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
22oz bottle from guess who? yes todd. thanks again....pours very close to black with a thin light tan head that quickly dissipates.... not too assertive of a nose at first. a little chocolate and smokey roast at first. then some wood and vinous aspects come into play....flavors werent too assertive to. smoke, ash, chocolate, and a dry bitter finish. maybe a little wood and red winey only at the finish.
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