ROGUE (621), Newark, Delaware, USA Nov 5, 2009 12oz bottle. Pours a very dark brown with a clinging tan lace that stays for a while. Smell is mildly sweet in the nose with hints of charcoal, roasted malts and a touch of hops. Taste is burnt malt, expresso, roasty bitterness, chocolate and slight smokiness. A very nice well balanced porter. DonBirnam (46), Wellington, New Zealand Nov 3, 2009 Almost pitch-black, with a slight brownish tinge. Armoa has slight coffee character with some cocoa and pleanty of roastyness. Quite dry, with a smooth mouthfeel. Over all very nice. poisoneddwarf (153), Rathdrum, Idaho, USA Nov 2, 2009 12 oz bottle. Faint aromas of coffee, sweet malt. Weak head, below average lacing for a beer of this caliber. Pours midnight; reveals reddish hues when held up to the light. Despite it’s flaws in appearance, this is one great tasting beer. There’s a reason this beer has the reputation it does, and is among the most well-known craft beers in the U.S. Wonderful creamy mouthfeel, tastes of roasted coffee, hints of chocolate. This is one of the greatest straight porters on the market. waltersrj (15), Washington, USA Nov 2, 2009 Pours a dark brown with minimal head. Has a dark fruit, mocha, dark chocolate smell. The taste is much the same with a dark malts/chocolate taste. Thick and chewy, this is a great bargain beer. MrManning (1634), London, Ontario, Canada Nov 2, 2009 Bottle sample thanks to Adil- Pours deep brown letting in just a bit of light. Has a frothy mocha cap that lasts. The aroma was intense mocha, coffee, dark chocolate, and quite roasty. Tasted of black coffee with dark chocolate, bitter roasty dark malts, a bit slight milk chocolatey sweetness helps round out the bitterness. Solid long lasting finish leaves me wanting more. Quite a treat. Thanks Adil! llcooldave (309), San Antonio, Texas, USA Oct 30, 2009 Updated: Nov 6, 2009Wow... just wow... Gorgeous mocha coffee aroma. Nice black in color with an awesome dark chocolate and licorice flavor. Like I said, wow, just wow. 09maso3 (69), vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Oct 28, 2009 black with some ruby highlights. Sweet malts, a little hops. quite a typical porter aroma, not overly impressive. Typical sweet porter flavour with some coffee notes. Thick and chewy. As with many american craft "porters" it has qualities of a stout and of a porter. Pretty good but i generally dont apreciate this much roastiness in a porter. markwise (1132), 15 Minutes from Kuhnhenn in, Florida, USA Oct 26, 2009 Thanks to beeruser for this one. Pours cola brown with an off-white head. Nose is dark chocolate, roast, cocoa, coffee, bitterness, and earth. Flavor is balanced and lovable chocolate, cocoa, earth, and roasty coffee. Excellent coffee, roasty, somewhat dry chocolate porter.
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