3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 15/20
Bottle: Pours black with a tan head. Aroma, roasted malts, chocolate, and some spices. Flavor, chocolate, roasted malts, some fruits, a bit ashy, some earthy bitterness, and some spices.
2.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 11/20
the flavor is licorice and roots in earth. the beer looks good in the glass with a big light brown head. the palate seems a little too thin and light as well as weak for the flavor. this seems odd due to the vibrant and enthusiastic head. touch of soy malt indicates a muted saltiness. a bit of a medicine smell at the end which at the start seemed a good aroma and precurser to something interesting.
2.2 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 3/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 8/20
12 oz bottle from variety pack. Very watered down. no taste what so ever. will NOT buy again.
2.3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 4/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 8/20
Dark brown with a watery color. Faint head. Chocolate and roasted malt aroma. Spice and something chemically marring an otherwise nice nose. Stale, sour bad body. I think this bottle has gone the way of the dodo bird. To the drain I go...
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
illini08 was quick to tell me City rhymes with sh**ty, but this turned out to be pretty decent. low carbonation, mostly a chocolate aroma and flavor. nice session style porter.
2.9 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 13/20
Bottle. Brown pour with a light tan head. Aroma of light spice, chocolate, soap, and brown sugar. Falvors of cinnamon, chocolate, sweet malt and bitter roast. Medium body...roasty and a bit soapy with a bitter/roast sour finish.l
3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 12/20
nice color, aroma, head and lace. not much body, a little too sharp. Having a draft of it at Bodega downtown La Crosse.
3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Very dark, clear ruby black. Cascading khaki head, clipartsy label - has some potential but needs reworking. Toasty, chocolate cereal and prune aroma. Unripe fruit/grapeseed, coffee, creosote, flavors. Light sweetness, moderate astringency. Lasting roast malt bitterness. Thanks to PorterPounder for bringing this back from Minnesota.
2.8 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 10/20
Pours deep reddish brown with average off-white head. Roasted malt and caramel chocolate aroma... Lighter flavor with a mild hop presence and a coffee finish.
2.8 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Minimal head with light carboantion. Disappears pretty quickly. Sweet and roasty aroma with some caramel, roasted grains and some dark fruit. Very dark brown in color. Wow, big dissapointment in the flavor. Very weak and watery. A little roastyness and minimal sweetness. Pretty bland. Finish is a little creamy with a little lingering roastyness. An ok brew but really not a very good porter.
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