3.2 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
Smells dusty, musty -- like gunpowder. Dark malt roasty flavors nice rounded full body.
2.8 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 10/20
Very dark browm with an ample tan head. As everyone before me has said. Wow, that’s roasty! Malty sweet with a lingering smokey roastiness. Good mouthfeel, soft on the palate.
2.9 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 10/20
Poured dark with big head that when I blinked, was gone, bastards. First tatse was like a light port. Chocolate finish. Let it age, baby. I have one in the celler.
3.7 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
poured dark and very bright ruby red under the light with a thin blanket of small off white bubbles..a roasty aroma, toasty at times, with notes of burnt raspberries & molassis..pretty light palate upon which roasted & toasted malts are laid..light notes of caramel and burnt toast..dark plum and burnt fruits...not too shabby...
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
Toasted and roasted aroma on this one. Dark as a dark tower. A nice roasted caramel body to it, not overbearing and quite decent.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Dont know if its just my bottle but this beer had a hop nose that a APA would be jealous of.a nice amount of roastedness but mainly just a hop monster. Maybe not true to style but I like it!
3.1 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
I like the aroma of roasted malt and malt sweetness. Color was nice too, a rich very dark brown almost black. Flavor wasn't as near a good as the aroma. Something was missing. I would have liked it to be a little more creamy and roasted.
3.1 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
An interesting dry hoppy feel to this. Doesn't really feel like a typical porter. It was OK, but not very good for the style.
3.1 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 10/20
Courtesy of Hollingshead Deli in Orange, CA. For some reason I just could not derive a lot of enjoyment out of this Porter. Poured a ruby/black with a thin light beige head, with minimal lacing. Aroma is very toasty and maybe had some hops too. This is definitely one of the driest Porters I have had. Some toasted caramel but this is too far on the dry side for my tastes.
3.1 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
The alcohol appears to come through a bit. Toasty, roasty - as befits the style (did they add Liquid Smoke to try to create a rauchporter?). Very dry and hoppier than some.
3.4 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
Similar to the Pale Ale - good representation of the style.
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