3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
(Bottle 12/05-2012) Low brown head, dark black color, roasted wood aroma, sweet roasted taste.
3.8 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
CBC. Black with a brown head. Aroma is sweet, roasted malt, wood and ashy. Flavor is quite sweet and rather bitter. Dry and roasted rather bitter finish. 120512
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Tap @ Copenhagen Beer Celebration. Pours dark brown with a tan head. Aroma is roasted malts, coffee, dark chocolate. Taste is malty, dark chocolate, coffee, oak, light spices. Medium body, lively carbonation. 120512
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Bottled. A black beer with a dark brown head. The aroma has notes of caramel and roasted malt. The flavor is sweet with notes of roasted malt, caramel, and wood, leading to a dry alcoholic finish.
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Bottle at CBC 2012.
Pitch black coloured with a small beige head.
Roasted aroma of dark chocolate and rubber with notes of licorice and oak.
Sweet and roasted flavour of licorice and oak with notes of rubber.
Roasted finish.
3.5 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Bottle at CBC 2012. Black - offwhite head. Fruity, oakey, spicy, roasted, high malty, licorice, toasted, light bread notes, smokey notes, dark fruits, sweetness.
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Bottle 75 cl. Pours black and opaque with a creamy light brown head. Thick, sweet roast aroma with a distinct edge of the slightly smoky French Oak - not really a favourite barrel of mine. Medium-bodied, dry roast, a little dried dark fruit and again these rather rustic notes. 120512
3.7 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Bottle courtesy of CCB crew, thanks! Almost black, scant brown head. Aroma of vanilla and dark chocolate syrup. Taste is vanilla, chocolate, spice. I prefer the non-oaked version.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
Bottle at CBC. Creamy lightbrown excellent fully lasting head. Black colour. Moderate malty and hoppy aroma. Chocolate notes. Moderate bitter flaor. Soapy/artificial notes. Long moderate bitter finish. Creamy palate. N ot my kind of porter.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
75 cl bottle. Pours pitch black with a small tan head. Aroma is smooth roasted malty and light caramelish. Toasted malty and breadish, light liqourice note. Bitter and dry roasted into the finish. Dark chocolate touch.
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