 Crosling (1660), Loveland, Colorado, USA
May 9, 2008
750. Pours black and appears ink like in the glass. A brown heads floats atop. Looks like an Imperial Stout. Lots of taste, with solid roast, nut-like flavors, caramel, a touch of espresso. Solid roast aromas. Finesse. Soft carbonation. Finish lingers. A really, really impressive beer.
rickgordon (3073), Göteborg, Sweden
Sep 22, 2008 July 2008
Bottle, thanks to Furseth.
Dark brown colour.
Wonderful aroma from chocolate, dark berries and bit smokey/tarry. Pretty light in mouthfeel but very flavourful with dark chocolate and all in all a good maltiness with bit of toastiness. Low bitterness.
Furseth (1162), Kungälv, Sweden
Sep 1, 2008 Bottle: Black colour, brown head. Aroma of dark chocolate andcoffee,and some tar.
Flavor is dark chocolate,cacao,citric, and some hopy mouth feeling.nice medium body and a medium fruity/malty finish. Werry nice!
hirigalzkar (43), Stockholm, Sweden
Aug 30, 2008 Bottle (75cl) from Off License. Heavy malt, hints of coffee beans. Nice standard robust porter.
fonefan (4850), Ulfborg, Denmark
Aug 11, 2008 Bottle 75cl @ [ Mafioso Blind Tasting @ yespr, Bottle #33.]
Clear dark brown color with a average, frothy, good lancing, mostly lasting, beige to light brown head. Aroma is moderate to heavy malty, roasted, milk chocolate. Flavor is moderate to light heavy sweet and bitter with a average to long duration. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. (300508)
MartinT (4377), Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Aug 9, 2008 My Bottom Line:
This roasty and slightly vinous Robust Porter also proposes molasses-like sweetness and blackberry fruitiness for a well-put together and quite drinkable example of the style.
Further Personal Perceptions:
-A fleeting head of foam sits atop the deep black.
-The big bubbles make it easier to drink, but might get in the way of some malt flavors.
-Coffeeish undertones entertain.
-The mouthfeel is quite healthy and increases drinkability.
-A mild tartness accompanies the levelled roastiness in the finish.
-Light smoke is also hallucinated in the nose.
-There is little head retention here, which is redolent of the experimental Maltovivo Tripel shared by Kuaska. Is this a common problem with this brewery?
Bottle.
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