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Dark Horse Reserve Special Black Bier

Dark Horse Reserve Special Black Bier - Porter

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 Percentile 
98
overall
Brewed by Dark Horse Brewing Company
Style: Porter

Marshall, Michigan USA

bottled
common

on tap
available

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 Ratings  Average  Score  ABV  Style Pctl  Serve in 
5493.87/5.03.85/5.07.5%99.3English pint, Stem glass
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Commercial Description:
Our Reserve Special Black Bier is a full bodied ale. Each batch is brewed with heavy roasted and chocolate malts to give this beer its unique flavors of coffee and chocolate. The color of this beer is black, and when pured into a glass it will have a deep brown head of foam.
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 TearsforBeers (170), Ohio, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/103/515/20
Feb 1, 2009  
Notes from Indy Winterfest. Pours black. Aroma of dark chocolate, molasses, dark malts. Flavors of malt, grain, chocolate and coffee. Normal mouthfeel. Overall a pretty good one.


 BVery (446), Burnsville, Minnesota, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/514/20
Feb 1, 2009  
TAP: at Happy Gnome (St. Paul, MN) on 1.31.09. Pours a dark black with a reddish/tan head. Burnt chocolate nose, flavors of roasted malt, mild chocolate. Good porter.


 flatmatt (221), Northville, Michigan, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/104/515/20
Jan 28, 2009  
12 oz bottle. Pours opaque black with a brown head. Nice creamy aroma with chocolate, coffee, and vanilla. Solid flavor, with notes of chocolate, coffee, and a bit of creaminess, but not comparable to the aroma. Perhaps a little thinner than the aroma led me to expect, but this is a solid porter.


 nuplastikk (1159), Madison, Wisconsin, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/105/516/20
Jan 21, 2009    Updated: Feb 28, 2009
12oz bottle. Deep opaque black color with a minimal rusty orange head. Mild, sweet dark chocolate malt aroma. Medium bodied and very smooth, this is a great Black Ale. Full of Chocolate and Roasted Malt flavors, maybe a touch of coffee. Minimal hops as per style. Hides the alcohol tremendously well, seems like it could be 5%. Recommended, especially if you are into the dark side of beers.


 Taverner (825), San Ramon, California, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/59/104/515/20
Jan 17, 2009  
12 oz bottle - thanks MatSciGuy! Pours black with tannish brown head that recedes quickly. Flavor is full on roasty, rich malty notes. If I didn’t know any better, I’d be thinking "Dry Stout." Nice synergy between the hops and the carbon from the roasting.


 thejoeshow (232), Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/516/20
Jan 11, 2009  
12 oz bottle. Pours a thick black color with a nice sized brown head that has decent retention and nice lacing. Aroma is heavy, heavy burnt chocolate, roasted malt and coffee. Very rich. Flavor is dominated by heavy roasted chocolate malts and a touch of coffee. Very roasty! AWESOME! This beer is wonderful and very easy to drink, especially for how big and rich it is. Tasty tasty. This is NOT for those "I don’t like dark beer" people.


 nefarious (202), Clarkston, Michigan, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/515/20
Jan 11, 2009  
Black pour into a shaker. Nice hear and good aroma. This is all about the malts. and is extremely quaffable. mmmmmmmmmmm


 oldno7 (135), Spokane, Washington, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/105/58/104/517/20
Jan 9, 2009  
Pours black with a roasty brown head. At first aroma is faint with hints of vanilla, cocoa and chocolate. The flavor was very smooth and had subtle fllavors of malts, semi sweet chocolate, dark fruit and coffee. Very Well Done



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