3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
Date: March 09, 2012
Mode: Bottle
Source: Tasting
Appearance: opaque dark brown, wispy tan head
Aroma: rich sweet chocolate aroma, sweetened milk chocolate
Flavor: rich chocolate flavor, chocolate and more chocolate, sweet milky character brings out even more chocolate, gets a bit overwhelming, finishes sweet with narry a bitter note in sight
Aroma: 6/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 6/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 11/20
Rating: 3/5.0
Drinkability: 5/10
Score: ** /4
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Bottle at the Trail Magic release party tasting. Pours very dark brown with tan head. The aroma is chocolate, lots of nutty qualities, slight raisin, and mild vanilla. The flavor is very chocolatey with some coffee and wood notes and somewhat strong vanilla. I think I get some notes of walnut and fig. Sweet aftertaste.
3.5 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
Bottle: Poured black tan color with a light brown head. Aroma was a dark gritty chocolate aroma. Taste is aged dark bakers chocolate.
3.5 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Really enjoyed this porter. Dark opaque brown with a tan head. Very strong chocolate malt aroma. The taste was mildly sweet but had a bitter, almost dark chocolate finish. It made a chocolate lover at the table think twice about dismissing beer.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Shared Ron’s bottle - thanks Ron! Standard appearance, cola colored, initial nice head but it petered out quickly. Slight milk chocolate nose, sugary too. Thick palate, here is where the chocolate is really prevalent. Tingly, taste the cocoa. Very nice, rich, especially as it warmed.
3.1 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
It was a nice nice dark chocolate pour with a decent brown head. I was a little disappointed by the lack of chocolate aroma. Alittle more chocolate in the flavor(but not alot) Not as thick as other chocolate porters. Still, it was ok.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Bottle. Absolutely pitch-black with a fast fading tan head. Smell is definite chocolate with some raisins/dark fruits as well. The flavor is kinda dull upon first sip, but the chocolate builds in the aftertaste and with each passing taste. Not really much else in the taste, but very chocolaty. Kinda thin, but good.
3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
A deep dark porter with a thick moka head. Light chocolate aroma, with some warming alcohol. In mouth, a lightly smoked chocolate, a bit of hopping, doughy, warming alcohol. Tasted at CNY brewfest, Feb. 6 2010.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
(bottle - 22 oz) Dark brown with a creamy and fluffy tan head. Cocoa and biscuit malts abound in the aroma with a mild roasted barley undertone. Flavor is chocolaty and sweet at the start. Smooth chocolate all throughout with a cocoa and very light amount of roasted barley at the end. Creamy and sweet at the finish with a very light hint of smoke. Very well done.
3.1 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
Horseheads Chocolate Porter is a black beer with a foamy, light brown head that has excellent retention and lacing. It has a roasted coffee and chocolate aroma with a metallic note. It’s medium bodied and a little scratchy. It leaves the teeth gritty. It has a roasty flavor. Chocolate is detected, along with coffee. The metallic taste is pretty distracting. More chocolate and less metal, please.
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