Dark Horse Reserve Special Black Bier

Brewed by Dark Horse Brewing Company
Style: Porter
Marshall, Michigan USA

12 oz. bottle - thanks to pepsican for the trade; pours dark brown with thin head; roasty bitterness on the nose and drinks with a dry finish; great nose overall; creamy chocolate flavors; another great porter from the midwest; those folks know what they are doing out there

Bottle from pepsican. Thanks dude! Aroma of dark bittersweet chocolate and a ton of roast and a minute amount of dark fruit. Pours black with a brown head and great lacing. Initial flavor is of bittersweet chocolate. That is followed by a ton of roasted and burn malts that almost give it a light smokey effect. The hops are earthy and round this one out nicely. Smooth with a lingering roasty effect. Really freaking good. I want more of this stuff.

Very chocolaty porter. I almost could see this being a stout, it seems too smooth to be a porter. The lack of robustness really helps this go down. Another winner from Dark Horse.

Pours an dark black color with a tan and darker brown colored head, looks nice and creamy. Smell is hoppy, roasty, and chocolatey. Taste is slightly astringent, but plenty of hops in there and a nice cocoa flavor and a roasty undertone to help balance things out, quite good. Mouthfeel is nice and thick with lower carbonation, just about perfect. A very solid beer that I plan on getting again. I think this one will get even better with age, a hypothesis I plan to test out.

12oz Bottle - Trade - Masonjer
Aroma – Huge dark ale aroma, dark smokey malts.
Appearance – Black in color, clear with a light head.
Flavor – A great black ale with top notch barley and grains. Loved the smoke and heavy feel to this beer.
Palate – Nice Mouthfeel, Great texture with a dry smokey finish.
Overall – One of the best beers for the year. Loved the flavor. Had a deep smoke and the malts where great. This was not the beer for your mom this was for those who love great beers. This will put hair on your toenails.

bottle. pours black with thin brown head. big aroma of roasted barley. gave me the impression that there would be a hefty bite, but it was extremely smooth going down. smooth, silky mouthfeel - almost milk like. cocoa, espresso, wood flavors. this is quite a treat. it has a lot of flavor so i don’t know if i could put back too many, but as a stand alone this is fantastic. damn fine beer.

Scored this want list item via trade with Scubarex. Many thanks. 12oz bottle pours a thick, opaque, black with a very dark tan head. Aroma has coffee, toast and roasted malts, but also some dark fruits like cherries, some chocolate, and plum. Flavor has a lot of coffee, dark chocolate - almost like a dark cocoa powder, a distinct woodiness, burnt toast, and a little grainy bread. Finish has a little too much burnt toast and french roast coffee. There’s a lasting chalky texture and some strong lasting burnt bitterness that take away from the drinking experience. Different than other porters and not my favorite.

Bottle. Pours a dark brown body with a tan head. Aroma is sweet malt, some chocolate malt, licorice, and some roasty coffee. Flavor is bitter sweet and creamy chocolate. Good Beer.