3.1 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Red brown with large beige head. Roasted malt in the aroma that also holds some rye bread. Sweet flavour with roasted malt and coffee notes. Needs more power.
3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
UPDATED: MAR 27, 2010
Date: February 20, 2010
Mode: Bottle
Source: Tasting
Appearance: clear dark brown, fine beige head, drippy lace
Aroma: rich chocolate aroma with a honey caramel sweetness
Flavor: rich chocolate flavor, honey sweetness
Overall: a bigger honey brown
Aroma: 6/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 6/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 13/20
Rating: 3.2/5.0
Drinkability: 8/10
Score: **+ /4
3.3 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
(12oz bottle, courtesy of jjfoodie) Pours a mahogany body with a medium beige head. Aroma of caramel, toffee, and roasted malt. Flavor of roasted malt, caramel, herbs, grain, and grass.
3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
From the Bottle at the GABF Colorado Convention Center, Denver 11/10/2008
Fruit and malt aromas. White head. Dark coloured and smooth on the palate with a crisp dry and slightly bitter roast finish.
2.4 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 4/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 9/20
12oz bottle-pours a big tan head and black color with red tint. Aroma is dark malt-roasty, cardboard. Taste is dark malt-fake chocolate, secondary acidic, fruit. Artificial sweetener after taste. 2.2 Better when cooler. 2.4
3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
Bottle (unchilled per goldtwins’ suggestion)... Clear, almost black, dark ruby ale with a mid-sized, creamy, cappuccino head. The aroma and flavor are all about creamy, rich milk chocolate. Tilts toward the sweet side of balance, flavor-wise, but pleasantly so. Full-bodied and creamy with near-spritzy carbonation. Chocolaty, roasted finish. What a pleasant surprise! Larry’s right; don’t drink it too cold... room temperature (70° in my case) is perfection. By far, the best offering from High Falls’ JW Dundee line! Big-time kudos to goldtwins for shipping this hidden gem to me!
3.3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Bottle in sampler pack from Kroger. Poured black color with an average frothy brown head that mostly lasted with fair lacing. Moderate roasted coffee aroma. Medium body with a smooth texture. Medium roasted flavor with medium bittersweet finish of short to moderate duration. Drinkable beer.
3.6 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Ruby tinted deep brown beer with a thin tan-brown head. The nose is nutty with a nice dark maltiness. A bit of cocoa and light cola sweetness. Sweet but only moderately bodied. More herbal/spicy than chocolate/coffee. A little bit of light licorice and even a touch of smokiness. It’s not the greatest porter, but I was pleasantly surprised by this one.
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