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Dark Horse Reserve Special Black Bier

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bottled
common

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RatingsAverageScoreABVStyle PctlServe in
5533.87/5.03.86/5.07.5%99.3English pint, Stem glass
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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 travita (1887), Frisco, Texas, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/58/103/516/20
Aug 26, 2008  
Black color with a good tan colored head. Smells of roast, burnt malts, coffee, and chocolate. Taste is a good roasted malt flavor, some darker malts, and coffee at the back of the mouth. Good beer.


 kseecs16 (874), Naperville, Illinois, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/58/104/516/20
Aug 26, 2008  
Bottle. Pours a dark, dark brown with a super thin tan head. You can hear the fizziness as the carbonation releases. Very rich super malty aroma of milk chocolate and roasted malts. Flavor has a strong roast character with a bitter dark chocolate and cofffee finish. Very nice, this is not over powering but the flavors are all vibrant. Full creamy feel.


 brewandbbq (269), Manchester, New Hampshire, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/104/517/20
Aug 22, 2008  
Pours opaque black with a mocha colored, dense head that struggles out of solution. The inch-tall foam sank slowly, leaving behind a thick wall of clingy lace. Traces of mahogany luminescence around the edges. Aromatics start off with dark chocolate, espresso, roasted malts, and cocoa. Brownie batter and a hint of nougat follow through. Full bodied, thick and chewy, with a very creamy mouthfeel. Bitter chocolate, roasted malts, coffee, and brownie bits lead off the pallet. A drying acridity follows through along with some warming alcohol. Finishes with burnt brownie ends, bitter chocolate, and lingering roast. Tasting like something between a big Imperial Porter and a small Imperial Stout.


 dkachur (2351), Charlottesville, Virginia, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/515/20
Aug 21, 2008  
12 oz. bottle courtesy of mibirder. Thanks Sean! slightly viscous nearly black pour with a dark brown 1-finger head. Aroma of roasted malts, bitter coffee, chocolate and toffee. Taste is a big blast of coffee followed by bitter roasted malt. Some hop bitterness and an almost lactic sweetness in the finish. Medium bodied. Very pleasant.


 MrRomero (1934), Nolanville, Texas, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/512/20
Aug 19, 2008  
12 oz bottle: poured black with zero head after an aggressive pour. Chocolate and a little coffee in the aroma. Chocolate and coffee in the flavor also with a big blast of coffee bitterness in the finish. Can’t say I like it or enjoyed it for that matter.


 daknole (2885), Plantation, Florida, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/516/20
Aug 18, 2008  
Bottle from Acknud. Almost black pur wtih a small beige head. Aroma is coffe and molasses with some chocolate too. Taste is chocolate and oatmeal and espresso. Some sweetness and a nice hop finish. Great beer. I do want more!


 jgb9348 (2495), Arlington (Pentagon City), Virginia, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/104/514/20
Aug 11, 2008  
Super dark brown coloured body with a very thin tan head. About 80-90% opaque with a very viscous look. Medium to Full-bodied; Strong roasted malt flavour with strong oatmeal, good coffee and a very potent chocolate taste. Aftertaste shows a lot of caramel and roasted sugars with some malt and even a touch of hops. Overall, a very nice and refreshing beer! If this is truly a porter, it’s more of a baltic porter than anything else. I sampled this twelve ounce bottle purchased recently (03-August-2008) at Merchant’s in Dearborn, Michigan, sampled a few days later on 10-August-2008.


 nbutler11 (741), Phoenix, Arizona, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/105/58/104/515/20
Aug 4, 2008  
Poured a luxurious black from the bottle with a creamy tan head. Notes of cocoa in the aroma. Drak cocoa flavor with a malty body and bitter finish.



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