3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Sampled on tap at the Goose Island Clyborne location
This beer has a rich, thick, creamy, light brown head. The beer is a deep brown to black color. The dominant aroma I can pick out is of burnt raisins. The taste is creamy with a deep roast character in the finish. I get notes of toasted malts, coffee and burnt raisins. The sweetness up front is balanced by the dry roastiness in the finish. This is actually fairly light bodied and refreshingly smooth, despite the ample roastiness. When paired with my food, notes of chocolate came to dominate as the roasted notes were muted by the pairing.
3.6 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Flight at Cly. strong roasty nose. Malty inviting. Lots of carbonation Dry finish. Solid porter. 8/3/8/3/14
3.4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
Cask... Aroma is great, roasted nuts, light milky bite, sweet chocolate... Taste is a touch too cocoa bitter chocolate with a thin grassy finish... Very solid
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3.2 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Draft at Clybourn. Dark sepia with read highlights, cream head of small bubbles dissipates. Green nose, bit metallic, light roast and chocolate. Flavor is more chocolate, roast, bit chalky in the finish, bitterness and chocolate clashing, incoherent through the dusty, overly sweet finish.
3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Date: November 22, 2011 Mode: Cask Source: GI Clybourn Description: Opaque dark brown with good head and lacing, roasted malt and chocolate aroma, taste was similar and had a mild bitter finish, very smooth and creamy. This was tasty, surprised that it is not getting more love with the ratings.
3.1 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Imperial pint from the brew pub on Clybourn. Fairly light in body and standard in taste. There’s a nice malty backbone, but not a whole lot of staying power in the taste. It’s an average porter, not bad, but not memorable either.
3.6 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
On tap at Clybourn. This poured a medium to dark brown with a tan head. Aroma was roasted malt, light chocolate and some bittering hops. Flavor was much the same as the aroma, light chocolate, some moderate roast. Only complaint in this one is it was a little thin.
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
On tap at GI (Clybourn). Dark brown/black pour with an off white head. Roasted malt and cocoa aromas. The taste followed suit.
4.1 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
On tap at GI Clybourn 7/20/09. Pours dark black with bubbly cream head. Coffee, roasted nuts and caramalized butter on the nose. Nice sweetness, then a fantastic bitter coffee finish. A phenomenal porter.
2.9 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 12/20
This poured impenetrable dark brown in color with a very thin off-white head. The nose gives off scents of mineral, bitter chocolate, coffee grounds and fishwater. In the mouth it was medium-bodied but lacked depth and concentration of flavor. This was utterly unexciting.
3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Sampled from 750ml bottle during Surly D-Day. Pours a dark brown brew with a thin and fast dissolving tan head that leaves no lacing. Aroma of dark chocolate, toasted dark malts, and a touch of pitted dark fruits and cherries. Taste is medium bodied, very light carbonation with flavors of toasted dark malts, chocolate, pitted dark fruits and a touch of toffee. Finish is a little chalky with a mild chocolate and fruit aftertaste. This may be showing some of its year long age.
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