MegaMan2OO6 (21), Elmhurst, Illinois, USA Oct 18, 2008 Updated: Oct 22, 2008Near black with red undertones. Roasty, bready, chocolatey aroma. Dry, malty flavor - rich and characteristically English. One of the best porters around. Rciesla (3510), Exit 15W, New Jersey, USA Oct 14, 2008 Bottle. Pours a brown body with a tan head. Chocolate, malty fudge, pudding, a bit of a mineral sediment. Light etoh and a small hop character. A solid beer sometimes you get an off bottle tho. JRHBrew (217), Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada Oct 12, 2008 Excellent porter. My only complaint is it is perhaps a bit heavy with the chocolate notes, however as the beer warms beyond a typical temperature it gains better balance. Jine (889), Nutley, New Jersey, USA Oct 12, 2008 Bottle. Given to me by Adamskillin back in July. A very delicous porter. Very nice. Only 1 bottle left, how unfortunate. Ober (1165), Bommelerwaard, Netherlands Oct 11, 2008 An almost black colored beer, with a thick beige foamed head. The aroma caramel, cherries, roasted malts. The taste has little chocolate notes, roasted malts, fruity like cherries and peaches. Smokey bitter and dry. The aftertaste has some bitter and stays for a while. liinis (695), Helsinki, Finland Oct 10, 2008 amberish black (clear) with a good beige head leaving lace.very rich and strong with coffee dark chocolate liquorice hops and lots of roasted malts. elihapa (1033), Honolulu, California, USA Oct 10, 2008 Bottle from Charles Street Liquors in Boston. Glugs out of bottle a chocolate color, and sits with a one-finger head that dissipates to mere lacing within a minute. Aroma is semisweet chocolate, charcoal/smoke, coffee, biscuit and some licorice. Flavor hits your mouth with a crispness of dark flavors that is very attractive. Palate is dry, with light carbonation. Primary flavors are roasts, smoke and chocolate, but there is definitely a sweeter component that underpins the flavor profile of London Porter. Dark, but just quaffable (palate and flavor) enough to keep this from being a one-and-done type of brew. Highly recommended. dmtroyer (409), Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA Oct 10, 2008 12oz. Pours black black black with amber highlights and a light brown head. Wow, talk about smokey! This beer has smoked action happening in the nose and throughout the body like crazy! They could easily claim this to be a smoked porter. There is some chocolate and roasted malt but all I can think about is how smokey it is. Has a bit of a sawdust aftertaste that I’m not to keen on and is lacking the complexity to be scored like an excellent beer would. That said it is a very, very, very tasty porter.
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