3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
A ddep red beer with a nice light brown head. The aroma is sweet malty with light notes of nuts. The flavor is sweet malty with notes of caramel and nuts, leading to a dry end.
3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Dark brown. Creamy and oaty. Not the most complex of porters, but nice.
3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Date: 02/10/2006
Mode: Bottle
Source: Trade
dark brown with ruby edges, thin tan head, dry chocolate aroma with soft floral hops, rich chocolate flavor, touch of sweetness, no bitterness, a great rich chocolate porter
Aroma: 6/10; Appearance: 6/10; Flavor: 7/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 13/20
Rating: 3.2/5.0
Drinkability: 8/10
Score: **+/4
3.4 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Dark red-brown body topped by big beige head. Aroma is medium sweet, roasty, caramel, nutty. Taste is moderately sweet, roasty, chocolate, some caramel, light nutty, finishing chocolate and light grapefruit. Light-medium body.
4.2 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
This beer rocks! I love it! ... Crystal clear, dark, crimson ale with a small, creamy, off-white head. The nose is of vanilla, milk chocolate and Kahlua. Nice, roasty flavor with plenty of balance. Full-bodied with a creamy mouthfeel and lively carbonation. World class brew. Underrated!
3.5 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
On tap at the Lehigh Valley Brew Fest ’04. Poured a dark reddish/brown color with an off white head. Aroma and tastes of chocolate and roasted malts. Smooth body. Nothing special but nothing bad.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
UPDATED: FEB 28, 2006 Rerate bottle 2/28/06: Pours a transparent mahogany with a thin tan head. Aroma is sweet, earthy and milk chocolatey. Body starts with a smooth chocolatey sweetness, some earthy bittering hops and mild complexity. A nice porter, but not as good as the first time I tried it.
Bottle at RAF 2003: Pour is a dark brown with a full creamy head. Sweet, soft roasted malt aroma. Great interplay between sweet and sour throughout the palate finishing smooth and sweet like butter toffee. Good amount of complexity and very smooth. I was quite impressed with this beer, although it appears most were not.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Nice dark robe, opaque, with a nice chocolaty aroma. Full rich body, with some good chocolate moka finish, some of the bitterness coming more from the dark malt.
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