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RATINGS: 1169   WEIGHTED AVG: 3.67   EST. CALORIES: 156   ABV: 5.2%
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Dark and distinctive like Black Butte itself, Black Butte Porter uses chocolate and crystal malts, crafting a rich, approachable porter.


3.2
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
fonefan (24927) - VestJylland, DENMARK - JAN 7, 2009
<b>Bottle 355ml.</b>
Clear light to medium brown color with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white to beige head. Aroma is moderate malty, roasted, caramel, berry, fish - shellfish. Flavor is moderate sweet and bitter with a average to long duration, seawater salty. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft. [260908]

3.5
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
Ungstrup (23960) - Oamaru, NEW ZEALAND - APR 4, 2005
UPDATED: JAN 4, 2007 A black beer wih a disappearing brown head. The aroma is sweet with primary notes of roasted malt, but also hints of chocolate. The flavor is sweet and again with roasted malts being most dominant and leading to a dry roasted end.

3.4
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
Papsoe (22985) - Frederiksberg, DENMARK - NOV 21, 2006
(Bottle 35,5 cl) Beautiful, clear mahogany with a warm reddish hue. Small, off-white head. Malty aroma with a lightly burned edge. Medium body with lightly sweet, hard roasted malt accents. Soft, malty finish. Pleasant. 211006

3.9
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 16/20
yespr (22207) - Copenhagen O, DENMARK - JUL 26, 2009
12 fl oz bottle. Pours dark brown with a small redish glare and thin and tan head. Aroma is dark chocolate and roasted malt. Subdued sweetness, light burned malt - but only a hint, dark chocolate and a nice bitterness to just break the malt flavours. Smooth and roasted dark malt flavoured finish. Lingering smooth flavoured and mouthfeel.

2.8
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 10/20
oh6gdx (16047) - Vasa, FINLAND - OCT 4, 2005
Bottled. Black/dark ruby colour with small brown head. Roasted malt and some licorace in aroma. Sweet caramel and roasted malt in flavour along with some vegetably hints. Quite watery, but drinkable.

3.2
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
omhper (15964) - Stockholm, SWEDEN - SEP 26, 2004
Bottled. Near black. Dry and roasty. Soft, yet clean and lightly soapy. Salty licorice finish.

3.1
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
joergen (14984) - Frederiksberg, DENMARK - OCT 7, 2006
Bottle at Stockholm Beerfestival. Black coloured with a beige head. Aroma of malts and caramel with roasted notes. Roasted flavour of malts and caramel.

3.6
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 15/20
MiP (11783) - Sønderborg, DENMARK - JUL 6, 2004
Bottle. Nice malty aroma. Sweet and malty but with a nice roasted aftertaste.

2.6
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 10/20
fiulijn (10407) - Como, ITALY - DEC 1, 2007
Bottle at Stockholm Beer Festival 2007
Black color. Simple Ale, some sweet caramel flavor and not much more. Tasted side-to-side to the Stout it doesn’t have the same character.

3.1
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
kp (10404) - Woodstock, Georgia, USA - SEP 1, 2007
Date: 10/12/1996
Source: Brewfest, Newport, OR

dark brown, whispy head, slight chocolate aroma, lots of lasting chocolate flavor with just a touch of bitterness and sweetness
-------- /> Date: 11/02/2006
Source: aa

ditto
-------- /> Date: 11/12/2006
Mode: bottle
Score: ii to ii+

picking more of a rich dry chocolate aroma, flavor is still mostly dry rich chocolate with just a bit of well balanced sweetness

Aroma: 5/10; Appearance: 6/10; Flavor: 7/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 13/20
Rating: 3.1/5.0
Drinkability: 8/10
Score: **+/4


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