kopher (297), New York, USA
| 3.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 2/5 | 13/20 | Feb 24, 2009 Reddish brown pour, quickly dissipating froth
Aroma is pretty roasty with cocoa and sour(?) hops
Sour flavor, pretty roasty and malty
Offensive front and weak body tlind2 (560), Helsinki, Finland
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 2/5 | 13/20 | Feb 24, 2009 Draught@Kaunis Kampela, Helsinki. Reddish-brown color, creamy off-white head. Strong milk chocolate aroma. Smooth chocolate flavor, some molasses. Medium body, medium-high carbonation. A touch too cloying, but not bad. mgermani (864), Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 2/5 | 16/20 | Feb 23, 2009 Pours a dark brown with a thin head and nice lacing. Aroma of licorice, coffee, milk chocolate, tobacco and black-currant. Tastes quite typical porter-like: coffee, diacetyl, milk chocolate, light hops - root beer? Malty and thin, but sweet. Molasses and ferric hops. Thin with lots of carbonation. Not bad - aroma more interesting than the taste. Enjoyit (1708), Vadum, Denmark
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 | Feb 13, 2009 Black of color with a beige foamy head. An aroma of coffee, sweets and liqurice. A flavor of liqurice, smoke, coffee and roasted malt. ruggedman (616), Portland, Maine, USA
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 | Feb 8, 2009 750ml bottle at Novare Res.
Pours a brown translucent color with a tan head. Aroma of coffee, sweet malt, and molasses. Flavor is a very crisp, clean and velvety smooth. Drinkable and well balanced beer, provides a coffee like flavor with a hint of brown sugar and other clean sweet flavors. BeerFanDan17 (610), Land O Lakes, Florida, USA
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 14/20 | Feb 1, 2009 A very tasty porter. Not too bold, not too sweet. A nice blend of malts and hops, chocolate and hints of coffee. Really well balanced. nate2g (1073), Brisbane, Australia
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 14/20 | Jan 31, 2009 Pours a dark brown with an off white head. Aroma of roasted malt, cocoa, molasses and prunes. Flavour has roasted malt, chocolate and coffee. Roasted dry and slightly bitter finish. rederic (1807), montréal, Quebec, Canada
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 | Jan 29, 2009 750ml bottle, black color, with some reddish highlights, and a tan-colored head, sweet toasted, roasted malt, fruity nose, of burnt raisins, with a hint of spicy liquorice, with molasses accent in the aroma follows through on medium-bodied palate with a roasted malt, molasses character, with a fruity accent of burnt raisins, figs, with a dark bitter chocolate flavor, with a mild black coffee note, and a liquorice spiciness, leading towards a roasty, fruity bitterness finish.
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