 kwik-lime (222), London, England
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 |
Aug 30, 2009 Deep, dark brown with a good aroma. This is good but perhaps expected more from a porter. The taste was there and was good, a woody, burnt taste with hints of coffee and fruit, but the mouthful was thinner than I was expecting and it’s less satisfying than the Fullers version.
BillKismet (1904), Seattle, Washington, USA
| 3.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Aug 29, 2009 Brilliant melanoidin and black patent incluenced ruby body with a root beer float head. Malty aroma, slight melanoidin nose with hints of caramel sweetness. Dedfinitely and Old World Britt take on the style. Warm, almost Christmas spiciness entwined with the malt. Flavor is more roasty that the aroma initimates. Black patent brings a well sculped coffee flavor onto the palate with a warming quality as well. Viscous body, a tad syrupy in parts. An enjoyable roasty, flavorful, moderately complex, and drinkable porter.
Oscbert (537), Sacramento, California, USA
| 3.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 4/5 | 13/20 |
Aug 10, 2009 ~Pours a dark brownish red color with creamy yellowish head.
~Malty scent, some nuttiness like a brown ale, some wheat. fairly light in scent.
~Malty flavor with some nuttiness.
~Light creamy feel, smooth, bitter finish.
~Light, enjoyable porter, Excellent session brew. Could enjoy quite a few of these at the pub.
berkshirejohn (1803), Bracknell, Berkshire, England
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 |
Aug 6, 2009 750ml bottle from Sainsburys.My 1600th rating. Deep tawny brown with a thin cream head; aroma of roast malts and coffee; deep roasted malt flavours with ripe red fruit, coffee, chocolate and wood smoke and a thin milky body; dry roasted malt and demarara sugar finish. Smooth and very drinkable.
Dragonblaze99 (349), Greater London, England
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Aug 6, 2009 Roasted malt aroma. Mahogany with a large off-white head. Flavour is very hoppy with distinct roast malt, some coffee notes. Medium-bodied with quite a bit of carbonation. Finishes dry roast malt. Not bad.
Hopper (305), San Antonio, Texas, USA
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Aug 6, 2009 A dark brown beer with a nice looking tan head. Aroma of roasted malt, & chocolate. Taste was creamy milk chocolate, coffee, roasted malt, & had a slight Coke taste which may sound weird but only added to the overall flavor profile. There was some sweetness but was balanced out. A very nice, smooth, drinkable porter that I would like to get more of if only it wasn’t $10.00/750ml.
downender (2580), Bristol, Gloucestershire, England
| 3.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 |
Jul 30, 2009 750ml bottle from Sainsburys. Mahogany coloured with reddish undertones. Big, frothy, off-white head and plenty of carbonation. Big, complex aroma of choclate, raosted malts, vanilla oak, preserved fruits, brazil nuts and a hint of herbs. Flavour, by contrast, was a bit disappointing: milky coffee and chocolate, with a sweet vanilla edge and dry finish. A bit thin in the mouth too, given the big flavours. Almost excellent, but proved a bit disappointing and clinical overall.
Gypsy19 (619), California, USA
| 3.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 4/5 | 12/20 |
Jul 28, 2009 Updated: Aug 2, 2009Thanks to Oscbert for this selection! Pours a dark red-brown with a creamy white head. Aroma is slightly nutty and malty, with brown sugar. Malty, nutty flavor as well, no hoppiness detected. Creamy, smooth mouthfeel. Overall, good minus.
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