3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Tap in Palatine. Pours black with a medium, fizzy brown head, medium retention with light lacing. Aroma is heavy malt (roast, nutty, chocolate, coffee), light floral hops, dark fruits (prunes, dates), and notes of smoke. Flavor is heavy malt with some roast bitterness. Medium body, warmth, and carbonation with a dry finish.
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
It was a porter, just not that robust. All the right stuff is there: dark pour, coffee and roasted chocolate. The aroma and taste were just a little weaker than I expected. The label led me astray.
3.2 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
bottle, via trade, black colored pour with smokey roast aroma with dry, malty roast nutshell flavor
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
(12oz bottle, courtesy of blutt59) Pours an opaque black body with a small tan head. Aroma of roasted malt, chocolate, nuts, some dark fruit, and graham cracker. Flavor of chocolate, roasted malt, and some coffee.
3.5 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
Tap in Palatine. Looks like a cappuccino in thw glass with lighttbrown foam. Aroma of unsweetened chocolate. The flavor is well balanced with coffee roast a little creaminess anx some bittering hops pulling it all together. Moderate palate.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
Tap. Pours black with a decent tan head. Aroma of roasted malt, chocolate, and coffee. Little smokey, decent bitterness. Nice brew.
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