HonkeyBra (1264), Lemont, Illinois, USA May 31, 2008 Pours dark. When held up to light it turns reddish, with some head. Aroma is light, but chocolately. Taste is roasted, chocolate, and a bit of coffee. Palate has a bit of hops, but is slightly watery. Overall, slightly above average. renffisch (490), london, Greater London, England May 29, 2008 bottle from nelsons. quite unexciting and thin. subtle roast and dark chocolate, but nothing to shout home about. easy drinking enough, but with import prices not one i’ll pick again. lemasney (398), Trenton, New Jersey, USA May 27, 2008 ABV: 6 %
RateBeer rating: 57
Calories: estimated at 150C
Volume: 12 fl oz
Glass: stem glass
Purchased at: Varsity Liquors, Princeton, NJ
Price: $1.33
Consumed at: home
First Impression: Not great, but not bad. Dark, roasted flavors, coffee and some chocolate, on top of a watery base. Aroma is faint, stale, and chocolate. Visuals are deep brown, with a quickly dissipating head. Taste is roasted, chocolate, coffee, and spices. Palate is top of mouth, somewhat hoppy and long lasting finish. Second Impression is much like the first - not great but not bad. Many others stomp on it comparatively.
Aroma: 4 out of 10
Visuals: 3 out of 5
Taste: 6 out of 10
Palate: 4 out of 5
Overall: 14 out of 20 hogan873 (317), Joliet, Illinois, USA May 27, 2008 Nearly black with a reddish hue. Slight white head that dissipates quickly but leaves decent lacing. Light aroma with chocolate, caramel, and malt evident. Both smooth and highly carbonated on the palate. The flavor is quite nice. Bitter chocolate, licorice, and malt. Just a hint of dry bitterness at the end. A good porter. gonzo46and2 (108), Tampa, Florida, USA May 24, 2008 Candied sugar and fruit aroma. Small off white head and nice clarity. Good silky mouthfeel as expected from a porter but not too big of a flavor. The ABV rings through which considering the circumstances is pretty bad. 1. The ABV is pretty low at 6.0. 2. Porters usually have a big malt character and sweetness that counters the acidic and alchoholic tastes best.
With that being said. It’s a tasty beer just not in my top 5 porters. knights97 (80), Tennessee, USA May 23, 2008 Updated: Jun 23, 2009pours to a black dog, not to thin and easy to drink, malty beer, with very faint taste of chocolate malts, nice, refreshing after taste, good balance to it fluffy (229), Florida, USA May 21, 2008 bottle. dark red brown. taste of caramel and cocoa, with not overpowering aftertaste. unlike a lot of american porters, this one is very well balanced. Bov (5403), Bienne, Switzerland May 15, 2008 from crackedkettle.com - very dark brown colour with a ruby hue, little collapsing beige head; toasted notes of black chocolate with some hoppy tones in the background; good malt body maintained by a fair and regular carbonation; a decent bitterness and a long toasted chocolatey and hoppy aftertaste
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