2.6 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 10/20
Date: 09/01/1996
Mode: Draft
Source: Brewpub
dark amber, scant head, slight sweet roasted aroma, lots of roasted chocolate flavor, slight bitter aftertaste chinook hops
Aroma: 5/10; Appearance: 5/10; Flavor: 5/10; Palate: 5/10; Overall: 10/20
Rating: 2.6/5.0
Score: *4
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The score was calculated based upon the notes and an old scoring system.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Poured the usual brownish color with a nice head and nearly continuous lacing. The aroma and flavor were fairly one-dimensional: coffee. Certainly was enjoyable, but lacking any complexity. Roasted flavors came out to play at mid-glass, but not to any level of stunning-ness. A good but on par beer with others. Mouthfeel was moderate. A nice beer.
2.5 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 9/20
Brown pour, thin head, coffee, chocolate, hoppy and bitter, with a bitter irony aftertaste and kinda watery, didn’t really like this.
3.3 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
On tap at the brewpub in Pensacola: I htought this was the highlight of the evening. My first 2 oz sample looked a very thin brown color. When I ordered a pint, it was pretty much the same color. A light cola brown. But it was bursting with rich malt flavor and chocolate. Surprised the heck out of me. A nice beer.
2.5 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 9/20
Dark Brown color. Thin fast fading head. Sweet roasted nut aroma. Roasted malts and more mild nuttiness in the flavor, but that is muted like they brewed the beer then just dumped water in it to "cut" the amount they had. Very watery finish like every beer I tried except the Hefe.
3.2 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
On tap at the McGuires in Destin. Pour is a deep brown, with some ruby red hilites. Nose is very much about roasty malts, with some hop evidence. Medium bodied, as this drink warms the choco-roasted nature comes through making it more enjoyable. Finish is adequately bitter. Maybe this one is a bit too thin, but enjoyable none-the-less.
3.3 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Pours a dark amber color with a tan head. Has a roasted malt flavor with some bits of chocolate. Over all a decent porter
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
UPDATED: MAR 16, 2005 For a micro porter - an "hit or miss" style in my opinion - this passes the test. What’s great about this one is that it pours a truly ruby color - very dark - but still ruby. The tast is certainly roasty, but it is also hoppy and rich with some caramel and maybe some of the red ale’s "raspberry" hops flavor. This is a good porter overall.
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