 OhioDad (2491), Hilliard, Ohio, USA
May 20, 2005 Pours deep dark brown with a light tan head that appears creamy and laces the glass as well as any porter i’ve seen. Aroma is roasted malts some coffee and some peat and some smoke. Flavor is quite smokey, some burnt malts, coffee, toffee, quite sweet chocolate yet toasted. On the palate it is quite full for a porter. It is creamy and delicious through and through. Finish is a little dry. I really did like this porter and found it quite delicious. I will likely purchase this again later in the year. A very nice brew...
beerandrugby (210), Nashville, Tennessee, USA
May 12, 2005 bottle. Pours a weaker looking color than most porters but makes up for this in the aroma. Nice earthy feel to this beer. That is what most got out of it, was the earthyness. Good roasted flavor, yeasty for a porter, nicely but not aggressively hopped. Good beer, I’d have it again.
Sirjohn03 (39), New Jersey, USA
Apr 17, 2005 pours dark with very little head, strong aroma, chocolate accents and a smokey finish
darkerdabetter (255), Michigan, USA
Apr 9, 2005 Thin, very drinkable porter. Dark, nice aroma, thin head, pretty good follow through, very sweet and slightly dry.
cathcacr (586), Portland, Oregon, USA
Mar 31, 2005 Mild in aroma and flavor. Chocolatey overtones, smoky undertones. Smokiness in the finish. Palate is watery. Head and retention beautiful. Definitely not thick/heavy and rich like some other non-orginal porters (e.g., Anchor, Edmund Fitzgerald).
swirl (267), collingswood, New Jersey, USA
Mar 30, 2005 This beer has a black appearance with some copper highlights. The aroma is very sweet almost like caramel. The taste smooth and mellow showing some coffee.
PattyBoy (302), North Liberty, Iowa, USA
Mar 24, 2005 Pours dark reddish brown. Nose is very nice with chocolate and slightly woody. Flavor is slightly sweet with toffee, a little chocolate, a little roastiness, and a little smoke. A bit on the watery side, this could have used a little more flavor, but overall I thought this had enough pluses to make it a good brew.
WISEGUY572 (1244), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Mar 16, 2005 Interesting, in that my description of the beer is pretty similar to some of the other reviewers, but my reactions may be different. Dark brown with almost no head, and surprisingly thin mouthfeel for a porter, without the oily silky smoothness I expected. Taste is more like a sour ale than a porter, with a hint of malt and a hint of sweet chocolate but no intensity or complexity. Wouldn’t buy it, and probably would not drink it again, but not unpleasant. There are just so many better porters available.
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