3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Darkish brown with a good sized off-white head that leaves behind some good lacing. Aroma is chocolate, caramel, vanilla. Flavour is malty with some coffee and chocolate. A little thinner on the palate than expected, quite carbonated, roasty and slightly bitter finish. Quite enjoyable, definitely gives some hints of the flavours in Deschutes’ more robust imperial stouts.
4.1 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
One of the first porters that Ive had that I really enjoy. Not too overpowering and great balance of chocolate, rich malts, and hops. A great year-round from Deschutes!
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 15/20
Pours dark with tan head. Major chocolate on the nose with some sweetness and subtle hops. Same deal in the taste. Very smooth and easy drinking. Very enjoyable
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Bottle. Pours a blackish color with mahogany notes coming through and a beige head. Aroma is of roasted malt, chocolate, dark fruits, coffee and some earthy notes. Flavor follows the nose with roasted malt, chocolate, coffee, dark fruits, the earthy notes and a solid bitterness. The body is medium with a silky mouthfeel. Overall a pretty good porter.
3.8 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 17/20
22oz bomber poured into an English Pint. Pretty sure I got this from Wine and Cheese Place. Pours black with a half finger of tan head. Aroma of coffee, chocolate and caramel with a little vanilla. Taste is medium bitter. Mostly coffee with lots of chocolate and a little caramel. Medium bodied with a somewhat thin texture. Lively carbonation and a long finish. Overall, this is a very good beer. Probably a great intro to the Deschutes brewery.
4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Pours black with a reddish hue that you can pick up on the bottom of the glass when it reflects light. Dunno, maybe it’s just a very dark brown. Head is a quarter inch tan. Aroma of coffee and chocolate come right through. Nice flavor - creamy palate feel, dark chocolate flavor , mild coffee, with a bitter finish. This is a very good porter. one of the better ones I’ve had !
3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Pours a dark, reddish-brown with smallish head. Aroma of roasted malt. Flavors include some coffee, some chocolate, almost a leathery flavor of roast malt. Slightly bitter finish.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Tasted at the 2012 St. Louis Centennial Beer Festival from bottle into sampler glass. Poured a clear, dark brown color with excellent beige head, lasting with a little lace. Aromas of coffee, roasted barley, dark chocolate, plums and black cherries, ale yeast esters, faintly citrusy hops. Flavors of caramelly malt, medium dry roasted grains, fresh brown bread, dried apricots as well as tarter fruits. Medium body, low carbonation, creamy and well-rounded mouthfeel, lingering tangy aftertaste. A tasty, distinctively American porter.
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