3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Tap at hawthornes with alan and eric.Pours reddish brown with medium off whit head, creamy and good lacing. Aromas and Taste is wood, nuts, dark fruit, rye bread, and grain. Medium body. Not bad.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
On tap at Dock Street. Dark brown, near black body, moderate size khaki head, and spotty lacing. Nose shows some toasted and roasted malts, with some chocolate, earthy bitterness, and faint dark fruits. Flavor is similar, with a semi-sweet vibe. Medium to full bodied, gentle carbonation, dry, lightly bitter. Respectable.
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
GABF. Dark brown color with a light brown head. Aroma is roasty, prunes, light cocoa nibs, dark toasted bread and a light hop finish on the nose. Flavor is dry, roasty, molasses, and a hoppy finish.
3.4 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
On tap at the brewpub. Deep mahogany with a cream head; milk chocolate aroma; dry with red fruit flavours as well as chocolate from the malts, and an earthy bitterness from the English hops, then finishing rather sweeter. A rather good porter.
3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Deep brown in color, nutty taste with slight hops to help balance the malt. Decent porter because it’s not paint by numbers style one.
3.8 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
Roasty coffee aroma. Black-brown in color. Sweet chewy-chocolatey plus nice roastiness.
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
The owner said that my tasting glass did not do justice to this beer, so she poured me a hefty amount in a wine glass. She was right - it’s a beautiful beer, and the head doesn’t fully develop in the little sampler glasses. Deep ruby brown color, thick beige head with good retention. Aroma of light coffee and milk chocolate. Taste is similar. Very nice.
3.8 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
16oz draft @ Dock St. Pours black wit caramel accents with a creamy beige ’nitro’ head with great retention. Nose is pretty faint, I pick up a bit of roast. First sip brings forward roasty malts, fruity ale yeast and floral English hops. As it warms, a bit of coffee with cream emerges. A very solid English porter that doesn’t get enough praise in the area.
2.8 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 4/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 10/20
UPDATED: OCT 23, 2011 nice light bodied porter. deep brown/black color with a light creamy-brown- colored head. full flavors of dirt, light drinkability, a bit of an astringent hop finish. tons of dirt in the flavor. not the best.
3.3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
Draught at Whole Foods Devon: Aroma of malt, roast, chocolate, and some nuts. Poured very deep brown/very deep amber in color with a small, creamy, tan head, mainly around the edges. Clear. Lightly sparkling. Small lacing. Flavor is lightly sweet. Tastes of malt, chocolate, nuts, and a hint of hops. Medium body. Slightly dry texture. Average carbonation. Chocolate and malt finish.
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