Aggy360 (115), Anchorage/ Vista,CA, Alaska, USA Aug 21, 2009 The pour is black with a small tan head that fades quick. A nice chocolate malt aroma with some toffee notes. Taste is big; sweet, malty, chocolate, toffee, some vanilla. This is a good medium-full body beer that is creamy, smooth and lightly carbonated. There is light bitterness on the finish. A real nice porter. gracefullypunk (272), Washington, USA Aug 17, 2009 Typical porter, but quite drinkable. Coffee and roast caramel in the nose, coffee, chocolate and roasted malt tastes. Not necessarily a standout porter but a solid offering and one I’d have again. danielcurtis81 (879), San Diego, California, USA Aug 16, 2009 22 oz bomber picked up on my last Seattle trip. Pour a deep cola brown color. Body is moderatly opaque with a small cream brown head. Nose is roasted malts and chocolate. There is also a small coffee hint to it as well. Flavors are a little uninspiring but fine. Roasted malt, a bit of tobacco or smokiness. Not my on my upper end of favorite porters. scrizzz (1250), kirkland, Washington, USA Aug 12, 2009 How appropriate. Dark wet ground coffee notes, jet black and a small tan head, looks eerie in my guinness glass. Dense and sticky, intensely roasted with a balanced sweet whipped cream finish. Chewy and satisfying. MullMan (1080), Bloomfield, New Jersey, USA Jun 24, 2009 bottle. blackish mahogany body, chestnut at the edges. head is thin creamy dark tan. aroma is a little nutty for a porter, light roasted malt. flavor is dry roasted pale chocolate malt, a faintly sour and acidic. bitter mild hop finish and aftertaste. more like a stout, lower profile than I expected. GG (1612), NorCal, California, USA Jun 14, 2009 Another really nice beer from Elysian. The pour shows a deep black body with a 1" dark tan head. Aroma is dominated by chocolate but there is some kind of International coffee cream/chocolate/coffee trifecta going on too. Flavor has more chocolate, brown sugar, coffee and vanilla. Very enjoyable beer. btgpdx (9), USA does not count Jun 5, 2009 Smells like chocolate but the taste balances that with a good amount of bitterness. the hops overwhelm the richness on the finish which is too bad. A little too bubbly. imadeadguy (378), back in NJ!, New Jersey, USA Jun 2, 2009 22oz. Pour is deep black with a small brown head. Aromas of roasted malts, slight coffee, and coco. Flavor is full of roasted goodness, dark chocolate, and finishing with coffee. Nice brew here and at 5.4% it is sluggable.
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