Elysian Perseus Porter

[At GABF 2004] A hazy brown beer with a small disappearing off-white head. The aroma contains notes of honey and rosehips - not suiting for the style - rather a mead - but still OK. The flavor is slightly roasted, which gives it a dry end, but the body is thin. Just not enough of the good stuff.

(Bottle 65 cl) Courtesy of Degarth. Pours hazy, opaque black with a tall, rough shaving foam style head leaving laces. Lightly tart aroma. Thin and watery, lightly roasted malt and a huge carbonation with big bubbles. Subdued bitterness. I reckon there’s an infection hiding in here somewhere. 070907

Draught at the brewpub. Near black. Earthy and roasty. Dryish with soft mouthfeel and medium body. Notes of coffee before a salty, lighly tarry finish. Uncomplicated, but very good.

Blind tasting at sk8vikings porter / stout tasting, beer no 19. Pours dark brown almost with huge head. Aroma is quite citric. Flavour is slight malty, quite thin. Roasted malty finish. Bland.

Bottle. Dark brown coloured with a huge beige ehad. Aroma of fruits and liquorice with roasted notes. Light roasted flavour of liquorice and fruits. Lacks some roasty notes.

Date: 10/16/1998
Mode: Firkin
Source: Brewfest, Real Ale Festival

black, roasted malt aroma, thin body, lots of roasted malt flavor, good deal of hop and malt bitterness in the finish, more of a stout other than the body, too much malt bitterness
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Date: 05/16/2001
Score: i to ii+
Words: Bottle
Words: Belmont Station
Words: Portland

opaque, tan head, roasted malt aroma, lots of dry roasted malt flavor, not much else going on
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Date: 05/21/2003

still lots of dry roasted flavor but tempered a bit with some rich chocolate that’s come to the foreground
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Date: 08/16/2003

sweet chocolate malt coming through on the aroma, malt flavor keeps getting richer

Aroma: 5/10; Appearance: 8/10; Flavor: 6/10; Palate: 5/10; Overall: 13/20
Rating: 3.1/5.0
Score: **+/4
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The score was calculated based upon the notes and an old scoring system.

As black as I’ve seen on a porter, quite smooth, and powerfully roasty.

(draft) Black body with tan head, lovely lacing. Aroma is medium sweet, roasty, coffee, chocolate, light burnt. Taste is medium sweet, coffee, chocolate, some herbal. Medium body.