3.3 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Very dark brown with a small tan head. malty with coffee tones. Malt, fruit and roasted. Medium body with a nice, balanced finish.
3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Tasted this at the Paisley Beer Festival in May 2009. Cask, gravity dispense. Black with ruby highlights and no head. Strong roast malt aroma with hints of old leather. Superb creamy mouthfeel and no lacing. Dark malt complex gives rich roasted malt, mocha coffee, sweet treacle toffee and maple syrup. These sweet notes are replaced by drier offerings of roasted coffee beans, liquorice, dark bitter chocolate and hazelnut. There may be hop resins in this potent brew but difficult to detect against the dark background. Finish is powerful and alcoholic with chocolate liqueur and molasses evident. A superb old fashioned porter to be sipped and savoured. Highly recommended.
3.6 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
On cask at The Bow Bar. A black ale with a ruby glow and a thin, light tan head. Aroma of chocolate, coffee, caramel and Kopiko coffee sweets. Alcohol is quite present overall. Some smoky and roasty malt flavours with caramel and burnt toast qualities. Moderate carbonation. Lovely.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Cask at GBBF 2011. Near black with a small tan head. Malty aroma with caramel and toffee. Sweet dark malty flavour with licorice and hard roasted malt and a fruity touch
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Cask @ Paramount, Manchester (as Paramount Porter)
Appearance - Black, very thin tan white head.
Aroma of roasted malts, coffee, dark chocolate.
Fairly complex taste of roasted malts, sweet dark caramel malts, espresso, some fruityness, bit earthy, bit unrefined though.
Medium body. Finish of roast coffee lingers a bit too long.
Nice porter but a bit rough round the edges.
4.4 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20
UPDATED: OCT 6, 2011 This is an outstanding beer. This is a beer that non-porter drinkers should drink, I don’t drink porter myself! On cask @ the paramount, JDW in Manchester. Dark brown with a decent, off white head. Cocoa on the nose. Very rich, decent carbonation making it very drinkable. Cocoa and roast flavour. Easy to drink finish of smoke and mocha. Its a delight to drink and probably one of my favourite ever beers, I’ve tried little like it. More of a stout than a porter if I must add though.
4.3 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Cask at GBBF 2011, Day 2. This beer really did it for me. Pours dark brown with a bubbly, tan head. Rich cocoa nose, some roasted malt. Delicious flavor, rich and well-rounded dark cocoa, brown sugar, great roastiness. Medium bodied with fine carbonation. Light warming finish, light smoke, dark roast, dry mocha. Really great.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Cask @ GBBF, 2011. Pours dark amber with a small head and lacings. Bread, caramel, roast and a whiff of tart fruit. Smooth.
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