3.4 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
12 oz botteled 12/20/06 Poured a clear brown, thick foamy head tan head. Nose was smokey with a mild sweet malt chcolate. The Flavor is deffinatley smoke, some roasted bits, yeast, and a toch of cola? I enjoyed the expierence of tasting this brew and I send many thanks to OLDGROWTH for sharing.
3.2 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Pours dark amber chestnut in color with a small head that dissipates quickly. The aroma is sweet roasted malts. It starts out light and roasty in flavor and settles with nutty malty flavors and some bitter hops that are on top of light body.
4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Comes out of the tap a nice opaque dark-chocolate brown with a fairly thick light tan head that leaves some good lacing. Chocolaty aroma has smoky and coffee hints. Flavor is mainly chocolaty and has roast malt and coffee undertones, as well as just a hint of molasses. Texture is smooth and somewhat fizzy, leaving a chocolaty and slightly sweet finish.
3.1 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 15/20
Pours light brown, lots of light. Two fingers of sandstone tan head. Nose is lightly roasty, slightly nutty and toasty with a slightly herbal hop character. Flavor is nutty with a light grain bitterness and slight astringency. Some toasted malt and leafy hops.
3.8 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Brown pour with medium tan head. Aroma of coffee and cocoa, hint of caramel, flavor is coffee and caramel, and sweet. Seems more of a sweet stout than porter, but I did enjoy it.
3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Bottle: Dark brown, not as dark as I would have expected. Moderate to thin foamy light beige head, spotty lacing. Strong ground coffee nose, a little earthen. Kinda reminds me of watered down coffee.
Kinda reminds me of watered down coffee on the tongue as well. Very little roasted malt character, a smidgen of hop bitterness. A little watery. Not enough malts, a little on the thin side. Slight sweet lactose
like finish, lingering coffee bean shavings. Tiz okay, could be a little meatier in the malt category. Thanks for the bottle Tom!
3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
Draft pint at Harrisons in Cary. Translucent dark brown with red highlights. Light aroma of cocoa and coffee. Flavor is the same with a nice balance of caramel sweetness. Kind of neutral tasting really. Near-medium body is watery, roasty dry on the finish and drinkable. Good, but nothing special.
3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Thanks to Tom for sharing. Pours a brownish amber with a medium bubbly off white head. Aroma of chocolate, toastd malt, tobacco and light alcohol. Flavor was earthy, toasted malt, chocolate, tobacco and hop bitterness.
3.4 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Tap at Edward Mills Grill. Nice black color with off white head. Smell of roasted malts, chocolate and coffee. Very nice finish and easy drinking. That Black Lab in the picture up their is awesome.
3.5 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Dark brown pour with a frothy tan head. Roast, coffee, and malts on the nose. Caramel, nuts, and coffee.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Bottle from OldGrowth. Pour was full brown color, clear body, nice head and lacing. The aroma was roasted coffee, light chocolate. The flavor followed the aroma, coffee strikingly nice at times, less impressive at others, but overall decent. The caramel, nutty roastedness behind it all made for a nice, yet simplistic brew. Thanks, Tom, a decent one.
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