3.3 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
bottle, thanks to cavie, walnut brown pour with foam ring, nice balanced coffee aroma with smokey coffee flavors, finish is somewhat thin
3.1 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 13/20
12 oz. bottle- Pours almost black with a thin tan head, aroma is chocolatey with hints of coffee. The flavor is cocoa flavored, slightly bitter. The body is where I have the biggest complaint, it is way too thin, with somewhat high carbonation. Overall you could drink a sixpack of these no problem, but just not complex or interesting enough.
2.9 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
Dark brown color with ruby touches near the edges. Light aroma of toasted malts and roasted notes. Flavor of roasted malts, bit of soured grain and slightly burnt notes.
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Bottle thanks to cavie. Pours a clear, glowing dark brown body, with some head. Aroma is roasty, bittersweet chocolate, hint of coffee. Flavor is day old coffee, roasty, medium soft cocoa/coffee bitter finish. Active, soft carbonation and a medium body.
3.1 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
Dark brown color, spongy light amber head, slight caramel aroma, bitter coffee taste, full body abrupt finish. A nice porter.
3.5 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
From my beer club. Sampled from a 12 oz brown bottle this beer poured a dark black color with a huge foamy brown head that lingered and produced good lacing. The aroma was bittersweet cocoa and toasty malts. The flavor was bitter and a bit roasty with moderate notes of cocoa, vanilla and wood. The beer turned a bit dry towards the long bitter and roasty finish. Medium body but very smooth. Solid.
2.5 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 10/20
bottle - Seaport Beer Fest. A little light and too transparent for a good porter, but the coffee nose was there all the way and followed through on the palate.
3.1 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
From a trade courtesy of The Wheelman. Poured black with a tan head and thick lacing with a thick tan head. Roasted malts in the nose with chocolate and coffee. Medium mouthfeel. Flavor is somewhat bitter. Dry finish.
3.4 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Pours a really dark brown, almost black color. Aroma is of malts, coffee, and chocolate. Flavor is of burnt coffee, chocolate, malts, roastiness, and nuttiness. Leaves a malty coffee finish.
2.7 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
Serving: 12 oz. bottle from a mix 12 pack from Hannaford Grocery in Boothbay
It pours a very dark brown with a frothy, off-white head. The head is gone in seconds. The nose has light roasted malt notes, some molasses, a bit of anise, and dark caramel. The flavor profile seems to be following the rest of the brews in this 12 pack, light on flavor. Watery, over roasted malt, slight burnt notes, and some roasty bitterness are all this beer has to offer. Light to medium in body with too much small, prickly carbonation. Not exactly a pleaser to drink. The finish leaves a lingering roasted bitterness on the tongue. This beer just doesn’t satisfy. I am left looking for something more, a common theme with this brewery. Skip it.
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