 SoLan (1369), Orlando, Florida, USA
Jan 13, 2006 Black. Small brown head. Pours like motor oil. Roasty, burnt, chocoffee, malt, licorice-aroma. Similar flavor with some cola and subtle spices, hops coming through also. Complex. Full, smooth body. Bitter chocoffee finish. Unique brew. Excellent.
MrBunn (1521), Western, Pennsylvania, USA
Jan 12, 2006 Very dark brown, thick body with minimal tan/orange head that leaves some nice lacing. Aromas are heavy of dark malt, coffee and chocolate. The aroma flavors come through strongly in the tasting, but they are all pretty bitter. Coffee is more like espresso, chocolate is unsweetened chocolate, and malt flavors are slightly burnt, perhaps excentuated by the bitterness from the hops. Mouthfeel is silky but dry. Well balanced... maybe a little too bitter for some, but an excellent offering from Dark Horse.
Bigassfish (140), Naperville/Chicago, Illinois, USA
Jan 9, 2006 bottle. dark black, aroma of chocolate and coffee. flavor is rich chocolates, roasted malts and coffee. This is a great beer. It may be my new favorite.
kramer (2407), Sunbury, Pennsylvania, USA
Jan 6, 2006 12 oz bottle, via MAP. Dark black pour with a small short lived chocolate brown head. Chocolate and roasted malt aroma, hints of coffee. Flavor is a mix of bakers chocolate and coffee nicely balanced with hop bitterness. Finish is coffee as well, with alcoholic warmth. Full bodied and chewy with an oily texture and fine bottle conditioned carbonation. Pretty robust for a porter, bordering on Imperial Stout territory. Alot of depth to the flavor. Second beer from Dark Horse, and second winner.
1FastSTi (2551), Glendale, Wisconsin, USA
Dec 31, 2005 Bottle from Styles. The beer pours to a very black body with a thin dark brown head. The aroma is very strong dark bitter chocolate and roasty malts. Vanilla and coffee. The flavor is a very drying charcoal and chocolate. Reminds me of Brooklyn BCS. I like this a lot. The palate is drying and medium full bodied.
MIBRomeo (1962), Wisconsin, USA
Dec 31, 2005 Black pour thick creamy brown head nice lacing. Aroma strongly of roasted malts, alcohol, coffee, & a light bitter chocolate note. Palate is well coated a touch sticky lightly creamy. Flavor is almost a stout. Lots of roasted malt, coffee and chocolate touches of alcohol and vanilla even a little salty. Pretty darn good.
awaisanen (1279), Irvine, California, USA
Dec 29, 2005 Thick syrupy texture with a strong coffee nose. Roasted malt flavors are smooth and silky with a hint of vanilla. The finish is roasty and slightly bitter with a hint of spice.
CharlesDarwin (1823), Point Judith, Rhode Island, USA
Dec 29, 2005 Rich coffee and roasted chocolate aroma, mingled with a hint of wood and vanilla sugar. Pours a oil dark black, with a coffee and cream head. Mellowed coffee flavor and a hint of mole with pumpkinseeds and fresh chocolate. Oily, sweet and slick. Has a wonderful aromatic vanilla and cream quality, over a more reserved roastedness. Finish is a little salty and oaty, with plenty of appropriate dryness.
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