3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
On tap at Hogshead. Dark brown with a light tan head. The aroma and flavor is roasted malts, coffee, spices, light coffee and dark fruit. Lighter body for a porter, creamy feel with a dry earthy finish.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Half pint draft at Hogshead in Denver, Colorado. The pour is a deep brown burgundy with a 1/2 inch tan head. Head leaves nice lacing. The aroma is lightly sweet dark chocolate, a hint of roast, and a soft bready malt. Engaging nose. The taste is the malt sweet notes initially, dark chocolate, toffee, bread, then turns to the subtle natural, well integrated roast. The palate is medium bodied, soft natural carbonation and a clean slightly roasty finish. Well done Porter, very drinkable. Would have loved to try this on cask.
3.8 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
On Tap at Denver Winter Brew Fest ’13. Pour is deep brown/mahogany with a small tan head; decent lacing. Roast, cocoa, graham crackers, marshmallows, rye, a touch of dark fruits, herbal, and light spice in the aroma. Taste is chocolate, dark roast, good spice notes - cinnamon, anise, nutmeg - a touch of grass and coffee. Medium body with medium-to-soft carbonation. Well-balanced porter full of wonderful chocolate and roast notes. Delicious!
4.3 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20
On cask at the brewery, tasted a friend’s pint and immediately ordered one. Dark black, expected head. Smell is robust, malts, coffee, chocolate, roast. Flavor is very robust porter: coffee, chocolate, malts. It literally coats the tongue and you can taste it lingering in your mouth. Great stuff especially if you like porters. I dare say this might be the best porter in Colorado.
Serving type: cask
Reviewed on: 08-26-2012 01:55:09
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
On tap at Hogshead poured a clear dark reddish brown with a small lingering tan head. Aromas of roastiness, bakers cocoa and light coffee. Palate was medium bodied and smooth with a dry finish. Flavors of roastiness, bakers cocoa and a hint of coffee with a smooth dry lingering roasty finish.
3.9 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Draught at brewery. Dark creamy head. Bitter chocolate in taste. No too heavy. Good taste. Slight coffee.
4.2 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 17/20
Pitch black with a spotty and thin head of a kakhi hue. The aroma is nice and deep and dessert-like with dark bakers cocoa, molasses, and some roasty black grains. The flavor is sweet and chocolaty with a dark cocoa tone, a little bit of molasses and brown sugar, roasty black grains, and a clean toffee malt finish.
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 17/20
Cask at the brewery, on October 10, 2012
Clear dark brown color, dense light brown head. Smooth, fruity, malty, roasted taste. Smooth mouthfeel, medium bitterness. Roasted aftertaste. Sweet, smooth, malty scent.
3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
On draft. Great dark chocolate, roasted malt, and coffee nose. Fading head with good lacing. Dark translucent brown. Nice round palate and taste following nose. Spot on porter. Great balance. Well done....haven’t had a bad beer here yet.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Pour on cask at the brewery, dark brownish black pour with fluffy tan head, aroma brought notes of nice coffee, roast, bready and yeasty notes, some hints of chocolate and cocoa bean, hints of a nice spice in there as well. Taste is pretty nice, smooth of course on cask, with a chocolate, dark cocoa powder, hints of toffee and sweet dark fruits, nice coffee and roast in the finish. Nice stuff, though not overly complex.
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