3.1 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20I didn’t really like this one at all. Quite light and watery for a dark beer. Had little to no depth of flavor, simply tasted like sweet toasted malt with zero hop character.
3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Pours very dark brownd with a light brown head. Aroma is malt, chocolate, coffee and dark fruits. Taste is medium sweet leading to a light sweet finish. A bit watery and quite carbonated. Meh
3.3 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
A delightfully rich & full beer that exudes dark chocolate & heady malt. Leaves a nice earthy taste with hints of Xmas fruit mince.
---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone
3.1 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
14th February 2012
Opaque black beer, small tan head. Crisp palate. Mildly dark malt with molasses. Pretty minerally. Trace of lactose. Semi dry finish. That’s all! It’s okay but a bit too much molasses.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Bottle- pours a dark brown color with a small head that fades quickly to spots of lacing. Aroma of roasted malt, coffee, chocolate, caramel sweetness with a bit of grapefruit in the background. tatse of roasted malt, chocolate, coffee some caramel sweetness with a bit of toffee. There is a nice bitterness and a dry finish. Medium body, smooth with a bit of a creamy texture. Nicely balanced. Easy drinker to relax at the end of the day with.
4.1 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Stokes Dark at Auckland airport
8 Ar: caramel, nuts, coffee, cola
8 Ta: sweet, with bitter notes, average length
4 Pa: velvety, medium bodied
5 App: black, with a frothy head
16 Ov: malty, with nice hoppy notes
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Bottle. Pours deep cola brown with ruby highlights and decent light tan head. Aromas of cream, chocolate, caramel and light grassy, tropical hops. Light medium body, crisp carbonation, nice coffee bean acrid bite from the kilned malts - creamy chewy mouthfeel initially making way for a light drinking porter.
3.1 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Nice roasty coffee aroma. Dark black in colour with good off white head. Malty coffee flavours. Really pleasant.
3.1 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Pours very dark brown, almost black - thin tan head. Aroma of coffee with sugar and liquorish. Taste of coffee, toffee and malt. Low bitterness in the finish.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
330ml dark green bottle into pilsner glass. Pours near jet black with a faint red hue and a decent tan head that laces well. Brown sugar dominates the nose with coffee and faint nutty notes. Similar taste to the nose with a moderate dry hop bitter finish. Smooth mouthfeel with medium body. Nice porter - not too sweet and cloying.
3.3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
330ml bottle- lovely dark brown in colour. Nice subtle hop and malt aromas. Smooth to drink. An enjoyable beer.
---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone
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