2 AROMA 3/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 4/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 8/20
Draught in Jindabyne. Dark brown with small creamy head. Syrupy nose. Sweet and lightly roasty with clean, hard mouthfeel. Soem soapy hops leads to a drier finish with low bitterness. Inoffensive.
2.7 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 10/20
Date: 03/01/2006
Mode: Bottle
Source: Tasting
dark ruby, whispy tan head, sweet carmel malt aroma, rich carmel malt flavor, slightly sweet, very low bitterness, nice but not a lot of complexity
Aroma: 5/10; Appearance: 6/10; Flavor: 6/10; Palate: 5/10; Overall: 10/20
Rating: 2.7/5.0
Drinkability: 8/10
Score: *4
3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Pours a dark mahogany with a thin light-tan head. Toasty, lightly burnt dark caramel malty aroma. Body starts with a sweet sugary earthy caramel flavor turning slightly sticky toward a thinner lightly roasted finish. An ok porter and not as bad as its ratings might imply.
2.9 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
Ok to chug away, doesn’t blow you away with flavour, but its quite alright, good chocolte and slightly roasty malt flavours, but a bit light on.
2.2 AROMA 4/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 4/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 8/20
nice addition to some sydney pubs. tasty, roasty, thickish yet drinkable. getting worse. hb pencils
2.9 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
Poured a clear dark golden brown with a small beige head. The aroma is roasty and very fruity with a touch of chocolate and notes of bubble gum. The flavor consists of roasted malt and some fruitiness that is mainly of grape candy. Dry finish that is a little thin.
2.1 AROMA 3/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 4/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 10/20
Without giving it extra time and effort that it doesn’t deserve, I will summerize by saying it is about as lifeless as a dark beer can be. Toohey’s Old, but one step behind. If you are really after a nice dark beer, spend the money on something that actually has some character and flavour. Is it an inside joke that this is called a porter by RateBeer?
2.7 AROMA 4/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 4/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
UPDATED: JUN 24, 2005 If I had to settle for a carlton product it would have to be this one, not saying this is great but the other’s are real crap. It was dark brown in colour with a light brown head that was mostly lasting. Light malt flavour, very little aroma, good lacing, light in body with a short finish. Re- Rate 24/06/05 Now out in a stubby but in a twist top this was basically as I remember it. Presentation is good, light coffee aroma, grainy malt taste as well as milky coffee and some bitterness though not enough for my liking.
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