Optigon (561), Bloomington, Indiana, USA Feb 26, 2007 Pours dark amber with a thin, white head. Fair aroma of fruit and nuts. Rather malty. Thinnish-mouth feel with a nutty flavor quality. Rather akin to coffee and cola as well. Sweet aftertaste. Not bad! Beerdedone (1873), Croydon, Pennsylvania, USA Feb 20, 2007 Sampled with stegosaurus. Pours a chestnut color with a off-white head. Aroma of chocolate malt and caramel. Flavor is very roasty yet balanced. A decent porter RAYBOY01 (1813), Chicago, Illinois, USA Feb 18, 2007 Very attractive almost-black pour. The flavor was intensely roasted grains, burnt caramel, chocolate, and a very prominent smoke flavor in the finish...very nice! The mouthfeel was a tad thinner than I like, but OK. I enjoyed this one a great deal, and would definitely consider it to be repeatable. Gachupines (290), USA Feb 13, 2007 Dark, almost black with a large tan head. Aroma is mostly chocolate with a roasted, almost burnt smell. Taste Is same as the aroma with a slight hop flavor as well. Personally, I found the body a little thinner than I like in a porter. Otherwise, a good porter but not one of my personal favorites. stegosaurus (1882), Levittown, Pennsylvania, USA Feb 7, 2007 Bottle sampled with Beerded one. Pours dark with a large tan head. Aroma of roast, chocolate, and hops. The flavor is mostly chocolate, traces of roast and hops in the finish. Good body, excellent brew. bozoNZ (481), Christchurch, New Zealand Feb 7, 2007 c/- Martin @ Twisted Hop. Black with red highlights, poured with a lively carbonation. Full mouth, oily but not resinous. Subtle hints of coffee choclate & treacle. Slight hop bitterness. A joy to drink and it’s travelled well to get here in good shape this side of the world. Cheers Martin. hughie (3018), Bedford, Bedfordshire, England Feb 4, 2007 Dark reddish brown with a brown head. Chocolate malt aroma. Taste is just right for a porter: chocolate, coffee, liquorice sweetness, ash, not too bitter. Makes a change from the harshness of some stouts. jainsv (112), USA Jan 30, 2007 Pours a deep black color with a thin tan head. Smells of hops, malt, and chocolate. Tastes lightly of chocolate and mostly of hops with a slight licorice flavor. Palette is a bit disappointing because it is so thin. Excellent bottle, decent beer.
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