3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
UPDATED: AUG 28, 2005 This beer has a frothy layer of tan foam atop a dark brown, almost black, beer, but it shows a clear amber brown color when held up to the light. There is a nice aroma of toasted nuts to the nose, as well as some notes of sweet toffee and caramel. After a couple of draughts of the aroma, it starts to pick up a hoppy spice note. The taste is light and dry up front, but picks up certain fullness as it crosses the palate. This has a nice nuttiness as well as a bit of roasted coffee notes to it.
This is a nice light Porter; the flavors are a clean mix of dark malts and hops. The hops contribute an herbal, slightly spicy note as well as a biting bitterness in the finish. This is just a really nice, well balanced Porter with enough hops to keep it interesting; this is much better than I was expecting.
<font size=-4>Sampled on Tap: Gentle Bens Brewing, Tucson, AZ<font size=-1>
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 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.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
(Draught) Pours an opaque black body with a medium tan head. Aroma of roasted malt, chocolate, light coffee, and lactose. Flavor of roasted malt, dark chocolate, and some molasses.
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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3.4 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.
3.1 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
on tap-pours a disappearing light brown head and black color. Aroma is dark malt-roasty, then burnt/coffee. Taste is dark malt-roasty, then burnt/coffee/molasses, secondary earthy hops. Not my style.
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
on tap as part of the sampler pours black with a medium tan head. Aroma and flavor are roast and bitter cocoa with a sweet lactose finish.
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.
3.3 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 14/20
[Tap] Pours a very dark brown color with a tan head. Roasted molasses and charred malty aroma. Coffee, milk chocolate, roasted grains, some peat and earth in the taste. Rather light in body. Subtle roast and lingering tobacco smoke in the finish. Good, but not very complex.
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
On tap at Barrio
Appearance: Pours dark mahogany with a small beige head and some lacing
Aroma: Roasted malts, chocolate and coffee
Taste: Roasty, dried cocoa and coffee
Nice and easy to drink.
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