3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Thanks Ogreface for sharing. Poured with a deep chocolate color and a medium creamy beige head. Aroma of chocolate and cocoa, roasted grains, some sourish-tarty wood-oak. Cocoa and dark chocolate in the taste, vanilla and some spicies.
3.1 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
This is a heavy porter, probably closer to a stout. The flavor is a mix of dark chocolates and coffee. This beer could be blended better - not very smooth.
3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Dark hazy brown with ruby highlights. Lots of fluffly luxurious tan head. Nose is coffee and smoke. Flavor is slightly sweet. Bit of plum and raisin on the mid palate and smoky bitter coffee finish. Smooth mouth feel and heavy body.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
0,75 l bottle, courtesy of Ogreface, thanks;-)
Poured deep chocolate with a medium creamy beige head. Aroma of chocolate and cocoa, roasted grains, some sourish-tarty wood-oak. Cocoa and dark chocolate in the taste, vanilla and some spicies. Fine.
3.5 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
(750mL bottle from the LCBO) Pours a dark brown, nearly black, with a huge foamy tan head that receded slowly with a bit of lace. Aroma of roasted malt, dark sugar and molasses, coffee, slight grassy hops and licorice. Flavour light coffee, toffee, barely sweet at first. Later becomes a bit roasty, mineral, slight bitter citrusy hops and anise on the dry finish. Body is very light, carbonation light and active from bottle fermentation - too thin and watery for the style. Flavours are there but concentration and heft is lacking. This is not a bad porter but it’s not outstanding either.
3.7 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
75 cl bottle @ home. Rated on 05.01.2010
Aroma has roasted malt, some licorice and coffee. Flavour has licorice, some semi‐dark chocolate and hints of coffee. Good, but somehow I expected this to be more rich and smooth.
4.4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20
750ml bottle from BW. Bottle opens with an unimpressive pop - not sure how much bottle conditioning is happening. Clear, mahogany pour with red highlights and a medium beige head with excellent retention and leaving heavy lace. Medium body with moderate, fine carbonation and a creamy mouth feel. Nose is medium roast malt, molasses and chocolate. Chocolate, toffee, raisins, coffee, brown sugar and molasses. Hop profile is low, with some subtle spices Finish is medium, dry and roasty. Very well integrated, delicious and sessionable. Almost perfect.
4.5 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 18/20
Nicely carbonated porter with a soft classical taste. Unfortunately the 0.75 bottle is still too small for it.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Dark brown colour with brown head, body looks red when held up to the light. Aroma of smoky malts, coffee, bread. Taste is roasted coffee, dark chocolate, malts. Maybe a bit of a thinner palate than I would have liked. Overall, nice.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 16/20
Subtle aromas of espresso and hops. Brownish black with a thin foam top. Crisp, sharp flavors of toffee, espresso, cocoa and subtle hops. Overall, pretty basic and straightforward. Simple flavors but nice drinkability. I’d give this a B- rating.
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