3.3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
On tap at the brewery in Aurora, CO. Pours a black colored body with a finger-width, creamy, brown head that dissipates slowly and leaves a nice lacing. Aroma is caramel with a moderate chocolate and a light roast backing. A touch of licorice and dark fruits. Flavor is better. Lots of caramel and medium sweet chocolate up front with a bit more of a roast backing. Licorice spice in the middle with a light dark fruit before this finishes mostly dry with a light bitterness from the roasts and light earthy hopping along with a balanced caramel and chocolate touch. Lengthy aftertaste following a medium body and a moderate carbonation. Overall, not a bad porter. Caramel, chocolate, roasts, and a light licorice dark fruit.
3.3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Pour on tap at the brewery, dark brownish black pour with thin tan head, aroma brought notes of caramel, biscuit, roast, coffee and chocolate, slight dark fruits but fairly simple. Taste is nice and simple, notes of roast and coffee, touch of biscuit, caramel and slight anise, hints of chocolate, finishing fairly sweet.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
On nitro tap at the brewery. Heavy dark brown with a light khaki head. Smells of brown malts, a touch of chocolate, some nuttiness, a touch of licorice and or molasses. Nice nose. Taste was much the same. Dark malt, a bit of smokiness, light chocolate, faint nuttiness, quasi light body. Not bad, with a nice nitro texture that wasn’t awkwardly smooth.
3.3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 12/20
Nitro @ brewpub. Deep black appearance with a big milky, light brown head. Creamy, mild chocolate malty, light hoppy aroma that’s pretty tame. Creamy mouth feel. Dark bittersweet chocolate, earthy hoppy, light espresso flavor. Pretty good porter to put on nitro.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Nitro and Dry Dock - been waiting for this, as I hate vanilla beers and have been avoiding the vanilla porter - turbid brown beer - sits somewhere in between a robust porter and traditional British one - fairly tart and semi-dry - notes of cocoa and cherry - a light bit of woodiness - some semi-sweet chocolate - tart, almost tannic finish - pretty good.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Nitro Tap at Dry Dock Brewing Company, Aurora 14/09/2010
Large beige head. Some roast aroma. Black smooth on the palate and fruity with a hint of dryness and bitterness in and oyster flavoured burnt roast finish.
3.1 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
(Draught) Pours a dark brown body with a small tan head. Aroma of coffee, chocolate, roasted malt, some earthy notes, and caramel. Flavor of cocoa, roasted malt, earthiness, and coffee.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
On tap at the Dry Dock brewery, dark black with a coffee colored head.This looks pretty good, smells roasty and tastes pretty nice. I actually really enjoyed this beer but I am a total sucker for porters. I will say that this was better than the vanilla porter in my opinion.
Serving type: on-tap
Reviewed on: 11-15-2009 04:49:10
3.7 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
GABF Saturday session notes: I actually preferred this to their vanilla porter. Bold aroma of dark chocolate and ash. Palate is medium, smooth, and quite dry on the finish, which really worked for this beer. Flavor revolved around dark, baker’s semisweet chocolate and roasted malt. A very well executed dry porter.
3.3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
On tap at Dry Dock poured a clear dark brown with a small lasting tan head. Aromas of chocolate, light smoke, carmel and a hint of vanilla. Palate was medium bodied and smooth. Flavors of dark chocolate, roasted malt and light vanilla with a smooth roasty finish.
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