3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
On tap at Barrio Brewing. Pours a dark brown with a thin light tan head. Aroma of roasted malt, light sweet malt. Flavor is roasted with lightly charred malt and mild sweetness. Lots of bitterness in the finish. Good porter, a little bland.
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3.5 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
UPDATED: FEB 15, 2009 A good chocolatey porter with a malty character and just a bit of peat on the edges. Pours black as a night with a new moon and has a nice frothy brown head. A rather uncomplicated beer, but sometimes this is better than complicated and confused.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
On tap at the big pour mesa, az. Pours a nice brown with a small tan head. Aroma is malt, chocolate. Flavor is roast, coffee, chocolatee. One dimensional but very drinkable. Good porter.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
From a Growler. Thanks to Somebody for bringing this to the Alesmith Release party line tasting. Dark and roasted malt aromas that melded into dust and burnt malt flavors. Typical porter. Not bad.
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Black/brown pour with tan head and lace. Light chocolate and toasted malt aroma. Toasted malt and something like black patent flavor. Creamy carbonation but a bit thin. pretty good beer.
3.4 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Draft at pub. Nice opaque pour. Mild roast on the nose. Medium bodied, smooth, chocolatey, and super roasty towards the finish. Lingers. Good stuff.
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Draft at the Tucson airport near B3 food court. A pleasant surprise and the only non-macro I saw. Dark brown with red hues. A smallish tan head soon becomes a ring. The nose is mostly nutty with a hint of cocoa. The flavor also features nuts, pecans maybe, and is nicely hopped. It is more balanced than expected. The hops seem to include Cascade but perhaps at least one other variety. The nut flavors made this a hybrid porter / brown. Regardless, it was nice if not great.
3.4 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
Deep brown-black body with adequate head. Medium roasty nose with touches of ash.. Medium to full-bodied with moderate roastyness throughout with ash and molasses notes. A dry coal finish.
3.4 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Med/dark brown color. Rich dark malts. Full bodied. Smooth taste. Full flavor. Mouthfeel is rich and full, some alcohol bite. Finish is clean and smooth. Aftertaste is malty, slightly sweet.
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Sampled at Big Pour Mesa, AZ. Decent beer...clear mahogany pour with a thin khaki head. A bit thin...not nearly as creamy as some. Toasted malt, hint of chocolate, and bitter coffee. Not a bad brew.
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