3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
Inky black. Lasting brown head. Coffee, some chocolate. Roasty. Medium to light body. Great initial offering.
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
On tap at Karben4. Dark brown with a medium brown crown. Aroma is moderately smoked with roasted malt, coffee and chocolate. Taste of chocolate, roasted mlat, mild peanuts and a hint of smoke with a mild bitterness on the finish. Tasty porter!
3.2 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
A deep dark porter with a thick frothy brown head. In aroma, smooth powdery chocolate with coffee grinds, In mouth, a sweet chocolate with light peated notes, a bit too sweet. On tap at Istmus Beer and Cheese Fest, Jan 19 2012.
3.9 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
On draught at the Karben4 brewery taproom, just north of Madison, Wisconsin. Pours an opaque dark brown colored brew with a creamy tan head that leaves behind some spotty lacing. Aroma of toasted dark chocolate malt, some beef jerky, light coffee and floral hops. Taste is medium bodied, soft carbonation with flavors of lightly smoked beef jerky, toasted chocolate malt, some light coffee and floral hops. Finish is semi-sweet, mild bitterness with a short lived beef jerky and chocolate malt aftertaste.
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
On tap at the brewpub - Pours black with next to no head. Nose is subtle smoke, medium roast malt, and a little chocolate. Smooth and chocolatey taste, real subtle smoke, and light caramel sweetness. Real smooth and medium-bodied. Super approachable and drinkable. Not challenging at all, and I mean that in a good way.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
Growler shared by Brian. Opaque black with a thin, oily beige head. Roasty chocolate aroma. Medium to full bodied, oily specialty malts in the mouthfeel. A solid offering, not overboard with the smoke, but it is certainly present.
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Tap at the Brew Pub. Really a pleasant Porter. Quite sessionable with nice malt balance
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
On tap at the soft opening. Pretty inky black, dark brown highlights. Small, tight khaki head. No curveballs in the nose: roasted chocolate malts, a bit of caramel and a hint of spicy smoke. Goes down easy, with the smoke slightly more prevalent on the finish. Nice, soft carbonation. Pretty good.
3.9 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
On tap at brewpub, pours black with a thin light brown head, the aroma is roasty with a good amount of chocolate and just a little bit of coffee, the smoke really doesn’t come through on the nose, the flavor has a nice chocolate front with just a little but of the smoke coming through in the finish, really tastes more like coffee than smoke, really smooth and clean though, my personal favorite out of the 3 on tap today.
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