jahughey (65), Franklin, Indiana, USA
Sep 14, 2005 Updated: Sep 15, 2005
The only slightly disappointing flagship brew from this mecca. Unsubstantial even for a brown porter, just not enough of a good thing. Nice roasty/malty aroma dissipates into a VERY thin mouthfeel. I realize that there are mild and strong, brown and robust porters, but this one is nearly diet (God forbid ). A tiny but correctible blemish on the best English brewpub in the country. See Taddy or Nightmare porters.
 Rastacouere (5421), Montréal, Quebec, Canada
Oct 7, 2008 <b>Objectively speaking:</b>
The other cask-conditioned beer during my visit to Broad Ripple.
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<b>I like:</b>
Fruit-oriented flavour profile is a nice change of pace from the frequent roast overdose. Though you can capt coffee and chocolate, figs, raisin and blueberries are more likely culprits. Soft palate all throughout.
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<b>I dislike:</b>
Not very appealing coke-colour with fading head. Sweeter than I’d like and perhaps overly timid on the hops for a malt-focused beast who is already timid on the roast.
AmEricanbrew (1218), Office of The President Elect,, Louisiana, USA
Oct 6, 2008 Cask pour. Black with a fleeting tan head. Mild aroma is roasted blackened malts. Light/medium body. Decent flavors of blackened malts with some mocha coffee. Finishes nicely dry and bitter. Not too bad.
nimbleprop (602), Washington, Washington DC, USA
May 28, 2008 Growler from cask at the brewpub. Pours a translucent, slightly watery, dark brownish black with zero head. Smells sweet with malt, some toasted, roast malts but not a whole lot else. Flavor is watery coffee, toast, bread and a little milk chocolate. Light, watery mouthfeel, very little lasting anything. A big miss.
krautdog (15), Germany
Apr 8, 2008 I had this from a cask at the brewpub, served in an imperial pint glass. Nice color and a aroma, chocolate/coffee taste. The body was a bit on the thin side but overall, a solid porter.
Gregis (967), Shawnee, Kansas, USA
Oct 19, 2007 Sampler on cask at the brewpub. Pours a deep brown with just a touch of light able to pass through and a thin tan head capping the surface. The nose is a blend of roasted malt and weak coffee. Medium-bodied, yet fairly thin on cask, it has a nice roasted finish that lingers a bit. The flavor is of roasted malt, cocoa and mildly fruity hops. A pretty decent porter, but like the Dual Citizenship, I think it would be better with more carbonation.
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