2.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 9/20330 ml bottle from Vika vinmonopol, Oslo enjoyed at home. Pours a clear sparkling deep mahogany body with a small ight brown head. Chocolate, vanilla and wooden notes meet the nose. Overcarbonated and medium to full bodied, the mouth adds toasted notes and a papery bitterness that is unpleasant. Disappointing.
3.4 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
330 ml botttle dark brown body with light off white head aroma is yeast and some malt taste is slightly bitter with some sweetness an alittle try aftertaste
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Bottle. Color dark brown with small brown head. Aroma malt, roasted, chocolate, some coffee. Taste sweet, dry, bitter chocolate.
4.4 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 10/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 17/20
330ml bottle. pours an opaque black and is very brown when you’re actually pouring. thick creamy head that stays with a thin layer for ages. aroma is indeed of chocolate. quite a lot of coffee too i thought. taste is great. really nice and thick. not oily. not too carbonated. just lots of chocolate and rather bitter. love it.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Labeled as "Chocolate Porter", don’t know where the disconnect is. Dark brown colored pour with ruby highlights. Sizable off-white head that doesn’t last. Little bit of lacing. Big coffee aroma with a hint of chocolate. Taste is huge chocolate with just a hint of roasted barley and coffee. Smooth and creamy. Very nice beer.
4.3 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20
Dark, dusky porter ale with rich coffee and chocolate undertones. Distinctive taste that lays nicely on the pallet. Strength is above average but this doesn’t seem to come through when drinking. Nice now and then for a change!
3.2 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
small beige coffee coloured head that disappears quickly without lacing. coffee coloured clear but dark. aroma of vanilla, butter like in toffee, caramel and sweet. full mouthfeel, oily and slick, vanilla, coffee, pure chocolate. slight bitter aftertaste. well balanced. bottle 33 cl / notes from backlog
2.9 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 11/20
330ml bottle at Porterhouse Cork. Pours a beautiful dark brown, bordering on black with a thin but very long-lasting beige head. Aroma is a nice blend of oak, coffee and rich chocolate. Taste is a light burnt bitterness and a strong sugary sweetness. Comparable to a very sugary mocha. There are some redeeming qualities in the chocolate flavour, but it leans a bit more on the chocolate syrup side rather than chocolate malt. Thick and overcarbonated in the mouthfeel, leaves a syrupy chocolate aftertaste. Rests quite heavily on the stomach too, I found. Hugely disappointed with this one, I liked my previous Meantime (IPA) and I generally like chocolate stouts, but this just did not do it for me.
3.7 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Bottle. Pours black wit brown head. Chocolate and roasted malts aroma. Sweet chocolate and roasted taste, with some coffe hints. A little bitter. Medium body.
3.7 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
dark brown colour, brownish head; aroma is fully dominated by milk chocolate wit sourish notes; taste of chocolate, roasted malt, some sourness and bitter aftertaste. not bad porter (athough porters are still not my favourite :) )
3.4 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
AROMA: chocolate, mocca
APPEARANCE: black, clear, frothy, white foam,
TASTE: medium sweetness, lightly bitter,
PALATE: full body, slick feel, lively, long finish,
OVERALL: good body, but the chocolate/mocca overpowers everything and lingers too long.
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