 frankenkitty (1873), Oak Lawn, Illinois, USA
Jun 21, 2006
Poured a deep mahogany/brown and absolutely headless. Hazelnut & toffee aroma with mild alcohol and maple syrup. A little sticky, a little dirty, mostly mid-bodied but a little on the thin side. Flavors find mild chocolate malts with a touch of bitterness to finish while the aftertaste was semi-sweet. I drank it and immediately forgot that RAYBOY was at the pub... so I had another.
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snakeoilpete (276), Seattle, Washington, USA
Jun 2, 2009 On tap at the Wrigleyville brewpub before a Cubs game. Pours dark reddish brown with a beige head that disappears without a trace. Aroma is roasty coffee and malt with a little chocolate. Flavor loses a little of the coffee. Thin bodied with an astringent roasty finish.
cgarvieuk (3397), Edinburgh, Scotland
May 4, 2009 CASK!!!! at goose ... I could feel the difference in mouth feel on this one to all there KEGS... so why there notdoing more CASK i just dont know ... Deep brown ... light roast light pale ale hop nose ... sweet roast ... light malt ...little tofee.. it just wasnt roast enough.
daknole (2143), Plantation, Florida, USA
Apr 28, 2009 Draft at GI. Dark brown pour with an off white head. The first thing I smelled was a good bit of roast, followed by an odd charcoal aroma and some light chocolate. Flavor was quite toasty and lacked much of a body. Way too thin for me.
tjthresh (1605), Greenfield, Indiana, USA
Apr 26, 2009 Brown. White head. Herbal hops in the nose. Malty chocolaty nose. Light body with a dry finish.
xnoxhatex (1075), Grand Rapids/Chicago, Michigan, USA
Apr 24, 2009 On tap at clybourn. Dark brown almost opaque black with small beige head. Subtle smokey aroma with dry roasted malt. Flavor is smokey with some raspberry/raisin, prune, some roast, sweet, yeasty. Mediun to light body with light carbonation. Interesting, I don’t know if I am completely into but sessionable.
laguerita (111), Chicago, Illinois, USA
Jun 29, 2008 i was forewarned and drank it anyways. this was truly terrible. i don’t how they pulled it off but it tasted like the bottom of an ashtray. i couldn’t even finish half of it. i couldn’t believe how bad this tasted.
RPillsbury (88), Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England
Apr 15, 2008 Draught at Goose Island Tavern, Chicago, Illinois. An okay porter that poured a rich brown colour and the aroma of caramel. It had well-balance flavours of spice, malt and hops though it was a bit too thin for me.
albertane (373), Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England
Apr 15, 2008 Draught at the Goose Island Tavern, Wrigleyville, Chicago. A decent if standard porter with some nice chocolate and earthy characteristics. The palate is a bit thin and it was typically served too cold -- although the complexity of the flavours emerged somewhat when it had the chance to warm slightly.
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