3.2 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
On tap at Draft, Raleigh. Kind of a weird redundancy in the name. I found this to be a competent and fairly typical American porter, with a slight over-emphasis on roasted malts and a too-thin body to substantiate those bold flavors, along with the chocolate base. Decent enough but nothing I’d necessarily have again.
3.4 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
pint at Tribeca tavern. Good aroma, sweet. Roasted malt, chocolate, nutty, caramel. Orangy brown color, small head, good lace. Bitter sweet flavor, Medium body, creamy mouthfeel, bitter dry finish. Tasty enough, classic porter, taste best part, came on strong as it warmed. nice chocolate caramel flavors...
3.8 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Nice dark brown look. It lacks in the aroma department. But It has a Great roasted taste. Almost a coffee quality.
3.3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Serving: draft at the twisted fork in Raleigh.
It pours a dark brown with a frothy, light tan head. The nose is nutty with a bit of roasted malt and caramel. The flavor is a bit roasty and dry with some caramel and earth notes. Light to medium in body leading to a diminishing roasty finish. Overall a fairly solid example of a porter, but lacking in body a bit.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
Dark brown with decent head.
Really good chocolate, malt coffee flavor.
Very nice finish.
Really good, will definitely have to try again.
3.3 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Dark Dark brown pour with a chestnut colored head. Roast aroma. Loads of coffee up front with a long hoppy finish
2.8 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
Date: 04/12/2003
Mode: Draft
Source: Brewfest, Hickory, NC
opaque brown, dry chocolate aroma, lots of chocolate flavor, touch of malt bitterness in the finish
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Date: 12/18/2006
Mode: draft
Source: brewpub
solid brown, lasting fine tan head, rich chocolate and roasted flavor, a nice coffee character, good balancing hop flavor and a lasting bitter finish, a bit too much bitterness from the roasted creates a touch of astrengency in the finish
Aroma: 5/10; Appearance: 6/10; Flavor: 6/10; Palate: 5/10; Overall: 11/20
Rating: 2.8/5.0
Drinkability: 6/10
Score: *4
2.9 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
on tap-pours a tan head and black color. Aroma is dark malt-coffee. Taste is dark malt-coffee grounds, secondary hops bitterness.
3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Draft pint at the brewpub; the nice poofy head settled relatively quickly. Tight roasty aroma. Well rounded roasty flavors, too ... bit of smoke and a bit of sweet-bitter clash of the titans going on. Very good and best I had today. (#2807, 4/21/2007)
3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Black, a touch of red around the edges. Thin but sturdy brown head. Smooth flavors of chocolate and coffee, with a mildly dry finish. A few tiny hints of cherry or apple. Hickory Hops, 2007.
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