2.7 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
Part of a sampler. Wasn't a cask. Just regular draft. Tasted what it should be. Nothing special. Had worse.
3.3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
semi-dark, obviously the emphasis here is on smoothness rather than flavour. quite sweet, tastes like rolled oats with quik
3.2 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 11/20
I had this as a regular draft. Syrupy, flat appearance, very dark brown, clear, though lighter at the edges. Big chocolate front, with a medicinal grape quality and some lingering fruitiness amid a molasses, roasted quality. Not as thin as many porters, though I sensed some odd flavors amid the richness.
3.3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Black / dark brown hue. Slightly roasted, some chocolate floavours. Sweet finish. Could have used more character, but not a bad beer.
2.2 AROMA 4/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 1/5 OVERALL 9/20
Black with a thin head. Watery thin to the feel. First sweet, then coffee in the flavors. Not really all that impressive.
4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
This was an excellent porter. It has the correct body for this style of beer. It's a heavy beer, though.
3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 12/20
This particular batch was tapped from an oak cask that previously held Victory Hopdevil and a 1998 JW Lees Harvest Ale. Black as night but a rather thin body, almost no hopfeel and no real flavor. Wish I could have tasted some of the remenants of the previous tennants of this cask. Uninspiring.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
The beer wasn’t served quite at cellar temperature, it seemed a little colder than that, black in color, excellent head retention that laced around the glass, head was a light tan in color, very rich flavors, a hint of chocolate & coffee, a bit of a burnt aftertaste, very good porter
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