 daniel0017 (231), Ontario, Canada
Aug 30, 2007
341mL bottle: Thin tan, bubbly head on a clear, dark flat body. Aroma is definitely not offensive but doesn’t stand out. The flavor is true to its commercial description: Caramel, roasted malts and barley with chocolatey notes offset by hop bitterness. Palate is a little too effervescent for my notion of a fine porter. Overall, this is a good porter.
DuffMan (1942), Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Sep 6, 2008 Dark brown (much darker than the picture displayed here), thin brief head. Nice chocolate and coffee aroma, but the palate doesn’t really translate-- thin, with an uncomplimentary astringently bitter finish. Unbalanced and skimpy.
Beerman6686 (724), Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Jul 12, 2008 Poured a dark murky brown with a light tan head. Aroma was of toffee chocolate and some caramel. Flavor was nice and roasted but a bit bland and watery.
allfreej (291), Louisville, Kentucky, USA
Jun 8, 2008 Bottled as Porter 68. Poured dark brown, with a rocky tan head. Nose was roasty and malty. Flavor was bittersweet chocolate, roated malt. The finish was too bitter--not a hoppy bitter, but more of an astringent finish. That being said, it was a refreshing beer. Perhaps not a good example of a porter, but not the drain pour inferred by others.
DruncanVeasey (1633), Burbage, Leicestershire, England
May 14, 2008 Quite enjoyed this one. Clear mahogany against the light, fine beige suds. Nose pitched between Belgium (sweet sugary stout) and the Baltic- slightly sourish dried fruit, adjuncty cooked sugar sweetness, toffee, chocolate, yeast extract. Dusty chocolate, pruney sweetness, roasted malt and lingering smoke on the palate. Just a nibble of astringency that isn’t quite right, but quite a tasty beer with some authentic character. Underrated.
phishpond417 (1418), Green Bay, Wisconsin, USA
May 14, 2008 Yikes, nothing like a porter, more like a dark pale lager. light bodied, clear amber colour small tan head, with a hint of honey roaste nuts.
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