3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Bottle. Alc. 8,7% Black color with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, brown head. Aroma is moderate malty, dark chocolate, strong coffee, light hoppy, herbs, alcohol. Flavor is moderate sweet and light bitterr with a average to long duration. Body is medium, texture is creamy, carbonation is flat, finish feel is light alcoholic.
3.9 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
An opaque brown beer with a lazing though collapsing brown head. The flavor is sweet and very roasty, while the flavor is sweet with notes of alcohol, roasted malt, and chocolate combined with hops. Nice one.
4.1 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
(Bottle 35,5 cl) Black and opaque with a handsome, creamy head. Lovely hoppy nose. Surprisingly sweet with great notes of caramel. Lots of roasted malt, lightly burned flavours. Very lovely. 031205
3.9 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
12 fl oz bottle. Pours black with an initil dense brown head with diminishes to a nice lacework in a few minutes. Chocolate malt and light grainy to roasted malt aroma. Flavour is light coffee-ish, chocolate smooth, roasted malt bitter (also from coffee and chocolate). Goes from slight sweet chocolate and liqourice into a dry roasted and subdued hops bitter finish. Wellbalanced into the finish with a lingering chocolate note.
4.1 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
UPDATED: JUN 13, 2008 Bottled. Black opaque colour, huge creamy brown head. Roasted malts, licorice, coffee and weak sting of alcohol in aroma. Smokish and roasted malt in flavour along with caramel, oak and coffee. Aftertaste is roasted malt. Pleasant.
3.8 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Bottled. Very black, small beige head. Aroma of licorice and blueberries. Sweet with near full body. Feels young and berryish, with notes of orange, anise and molasses. Salty, tarry finish. Bears no connection to Baltic porters, but I really like the concentrated flavours.
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 17/20
UPDATED: JUN 6, 2006 Bottle.
Black coloured with a beige head.
Roasted aroma of liquorice and chocolate.
Roasted flavour with lots of chocolate and liquorice.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 17/20
Bottle. Very hoppy aroma. Black colour. Small, creamy, brown head. Very flavourful. Quite roasted flavour, roast barley bitterness. Thick, creamy mouthfeel. Nice and mild carbonation. Creamy aftertaste.
4.2 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 17/20
UPDATED: AUG 13, 2008 Date: 06/09/2005
Mode: Bottle
Source: Tasting
Appearance: dark brown, thin tan head,
Aroma: rich chocolate aroma and flavor,
Overall: hint of lingering alcohol, light bitterness, dry,
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Date: 06/11/2005
Mode: bottle
Score: iii to iiii
Aroma: rich chocolate aroma with a hint of roasted and lots of sweet liquorice,
Body: rich and creamy body,
Flavor: incredible rich chocolate malt flavor, hint of sweet alcohol, touch of burnt malt bitterness in the finish that does not detract from the overall quality
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Date: 11/15/2005
Mode: draft
Source: brick store
Appearance: black, thin tan head,
Aroma: sweet chocolate aroma,
Flavor: rich chocolate flavor with a nice roasted character, a bit of sweetness, nice vineous flavor,
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Date: 10/25/2006
Mode: draft
Words: Twain’s
initially picking up a touch of the rubber life raft character that people talked about when it was first released but I never saw,
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Date: 03/31/2007
Mode: draft
Words: transmet athens
the sweetness is gone to be replaced by the dry dark chocolate,
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Date: 06/24/2006
Mode: bottle
Vintage: 2005
Appearance: huge scary pffft upon opening, pours with a huge brown head,
Flavor: still the rich chocolate flavor, maybe not quite as good as it once was
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Date: 01/01/2008
Mode: bottle
Vintage: 2005
Appearance: pours black with a robust tan head leaving drops of drippy lace,
Aroma: still the big chocolate and sweet vanilla aroma with a touch of licorice,
Body: creamy body,
Flavor: very rich chocolate flavor, sweet vanilla, touch of roasted for balance, touch of dark fruits, light fruity tartness,
Overall: aging very nicely,
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Date: 06/28/2008
Mode: bottle
Vintage: 2008
Score: 4.3 to 4.2
Words: Green’s
Aroma: sweet dark chocolate aroma,
Flavor: rich chocolate flavor with vanilla and licorice sweetness,
Overall: great as ever but the bar is always increasing,
Aroma: 8/10; Appearance: 8/10; Flavor: 8/10; Palate: 9/10; Overall: 17/20
Rating: 4.2/5.0
Drinkability: 8/10
Score: ***+/4
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
UPDATED: APR 5, 2009 2009-03-10, bottle at Svea, Malmö, 7-4-8-4-16=39
Mature caramel aroma, malt, alcohol, hops. Very good body strength, caramel flavor, chocolate, hopping. Balanced and long final, with caramel and chocolate again, sweet and bitter. Very good.
2008-09-01, draught at Cockney Pub, Århus, 7-4-8-4-15=38
Black color. Soft aroma, chocolate, mild roasted malt, with notes of vanilla and smoke. Good body strength, good sweet chocolate flavor turning slowly into a more roasted malt type. Good, for a Porter, but not much my favorite style.
2008-02-07, draught at Bishop’s Arms, Malmö, 8-4-8-4-16=40
Black color, creamy head. Nice aroma, hoppy, with some roasted malt. Medium body structure, witha strong flavor of dark chocolate, rising dark malt to the end, and luckily good hop, and a light fruity freshness. Very good.
2005-09-25, bottle at Oliver Twist, 8-5-7-4-15=39
Black color, big creamy brown head. Strong resinous hoppy aroma, light phenol. Good body structure, silky, malty, light liquorice, chocolate, strong coffee. Very long final (coffee-like).
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