3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Not as much aroma as you’d expect. Flavor is very strong of coffee. Roasted, but with a sweet finish. Too much coffee for me.
2.6 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 9/20
Date: September 12, 2009
Mode: Draft
Source: Brewpub
Appearance: clear dark brown with amber edges, fine beige head, drippy lace
Aroma: sweet dark chocolate aroma, caramel sweetness, touch of roasted
Body: body is a little watery
Flavor: rich malt flavor, dark chocolate, caramel sweetness, light roasted
Aroma: 5/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 6/10; Palate: 4/10; Overall: 9/20
Rating: 2.6/5.0
Drinkability: 6/10
Score: ** /4
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Aroma of coffee with an underlying light sweetness. Pours dark brown almost black with pretty much no head. The flavor is roasted malt, coffee, and light chocolate. I enjoyed this one, and my only complaint is that it might have been a little too watery. It did have a nice coffee flavor however.
2.4 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 8/20
Draft at the brewpub. Black, still, headless, laceless. Looks two days old sitting there in the glass. Not a great presentation, especially for a porter. Neutral--and I do mean neutral--nose. Watery light body. Stale licorice on the mid-palate, followed by a mild milk chocolate finish. Yawn.
2.8 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 10/20
On tap at Engine House #9 in Tacoma, WA--Poured a dingy dark brown with a small off-white head. Acidic, nutty, gnarley nose. Molasses, toffee, and bold coffee, but not to the degree it should have been. This beer is not super terrible. That should tell you right there what I thought of this brewery.
3 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Draught @ Brew Pub Tacoma.
Dark brown pour. Lots coffee and residual sweetness. Over done with the coffee in my opinion. Decent though.
2.7 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 10/20
on tap-pours a retaining tan head and black color. Aroma is dark malt-coffee/molasses, some sharpness/acidic. Taste is dark malt-coffee/molasses, some sharpness/acidic-hops. Mild carbonation.
4.3 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20
Enjoyed this one on draught at the brewpub in Tacoma, WA. Pours to a deep brown to black color, with a creamy, tan head, and a moderate carbonation. The nose on this beer is excellent, with lots of good dark chocolate, coffee, and roasty notes. The palate is firm, with good dark chocolate, and malty flavors, paired with just a touch of estery fruit, and a very nice coffee/roasty flavor. This beer finishes with more good dark chocolate, and coffee up front, then ends dry and roasty, with good roasty flavor that lingers. Excellent robust porter, with really good dry, roasty, coffee aromas, and flavors. I really enjoyed this one. It would make an excellent match with the pub grub, or deserts on the brewpub’s menu.
2.6 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 9/20
Tap - Brewery
A deep dark brew with a thin head. This was a very casual drinking porter. Very light in the flavor. I was dissapointed with this beer. I was hoping for full flavor. I hope the next time it will be better.
3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
UPDATED: JAN 27, 2008 Dark and viscous appearance, like molasses, w. head around the rim. Robust aroma of deep coffee notes and molasses. Very heavy bodied in mouthfeel, but very simple, striking few palate notes. Decent brew, but two dimensional.
Had this a second time and was very under impressed with this batch, so not sure why the discrepancy from the initial tasting. This time it was under-roasted, and was more akin to a dark ale than a porter.
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