3.8 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
12oz bottle. Black with velvet mocha head. Chocolate, roasted malts, coffee, some smoke; very smooth, nice carbonation, nice bitterness that grows towards a nice dry end, long hoppy, chocolate and malt profile at the end. One of the best porters I’ve had and probably the first one I’ve really enjoyed in a long time. Worth seeking out!
3.9 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Draft. Pours a thickish dark brown with tan head and good lacing. Smell is roasted malts, dark chocolate and a tad roasted coffee. Taste is much the same as smell with some caramel like undertones and a nice bitter kick. Probably the best porter I’ve had to date.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
Very very dark brown almost black with a small tan head.Rich and full of flavor.Flavors of coffee and caramel a touch of sweetness and a bitter finish.Beer taste bigger then what it is witch is cool.
4.2 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 17/20
pours an amazing brown head. smells of roasted toffee/coffee. you can taste all the roasted grain almost silky smooth like chocolate milk. little hop aftertaste which i like. this is one of my go to porters
3.9 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
UPDATED: NOV 25, 2011 On draft at Cloverleaf during Founders takeover night. Burnt coffee and bittersweet chocolate flavors. So easy to drink with smooth oily palate. A rich and complex porter.
4.5 AROMA 10/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20
12 oz bottle poured in a dimpled mug: very complex aroma chocolate, coffee, toast, spruce, earthy, soy sauce, smoke: pitch black color, minimal head, brown foam; medium sweetness, salty, lightly bitter; full body, soft carbonation, oily feel, an abrupt burn then sweet burnt finish; great beer with meal and just finishing a long hard day.
4.1 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 16/20
Bottle. Dark black pour, a little carbonation and chocolatey and slightly smoky aroma. Flavor is slightly sweet nutty chocolate, creamy and finished very mellow and earthy. Surprised I hadn’t rated this one until now.
3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 17/20
A lot of chocolate and coffee in the aroma. Nice combination of bitterness and full body. Very dar and incredible lacing. Kind of oily on the palate. As far as porters go, the taste is nutty and burnt and exctaly what I’d expect a porter to be.
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