3.5 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20Draft sample at new brewpub. Poured dark brown color with a medium brown creamy head that mostly lasted and had good lacing. Moderate roasted coffe and chocolate malty aroma. Medium to full body with a creamy texture. Medium balanced roasted flavor with a medium bittersweet finish of moderate duration. My expectations where met.
3.1 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Thanks to Cavie for sharing this bottle. Reddish-amber with a tan head. Aroma is caramel and roasted malt. Flavor is roasted malt, nuts and cocoa. Medium mouthfeel and medium carbonation.
3.2 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Bottle. Pours black with a huge light tan head. Great retention. Very mild roast aroma. Flavor also mild roasty. Very creamy. Easy drinking, but wish the palate was a little thicker. Slight bitter hoppiness in the mouthfeel. Overall an ok beer, but a little thin for my liking.
3.1 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
12 ounce bottle, bottle date of 04/08/10. Pours clear reddish brown color with 1-2 fingers of a fairly dense light tan head with nice retention that reduces to a cap that lasts. No lacing clings to the glass. Aromas of roasted malts, light chocolate, caramel, coffee, and a good amount of spicy hops. Some pretty weak aromas here, with a lot of hop presence. It improved a bit as it warmed up. Taste of spicy hops, with a bit of roasted malts, light chocolate, bitter coffee, and caramel. Fairly dry finish, but has a decent amount of bitterness, with lingering notes of roasted malt, light chocolate, caramel, and spicy hops. Medium bodied with fairly high carbonation. A bit of creaminess in the mouthfeel as well. Overall quite a hoppy and interesting porter, but 1.5 years have not been kind to this beer. I may have to pick one up fresh and see how it is. I had no idea they dated the front of the labels.
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
(12oz bottle thanks to Cavie) clear brown/ruby with a ring of khaki head. Nose of chocolate and cocoa, cream, a bit rich. Taste is rich bakers chocolate, cream, a bit milky and well carbonated.
3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
(12oz bottle) Pours a mahogany body with a small beige head. Aroma of cocoa, roasted malt, chocolate, and coffee. Flavor of raisins, caramel, roasted malt, cocoa, and light lactose.
3.3 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Bottle. Cocoa malt and grass aroma. Dark black-brown color with large tan head. Slightly sweet chocolate malt and moderately bitter grass/quinine flavor. Decent.
3.3 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Bottle, small creamy mocha head, opaque intense dark brown colour, aroma of chocolate, dark dense bread and a hint of dates, flavour of charcoal and hay. Nice easy drinking but not too complex.
2.6 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 10/20
bottled, thanks to cavie, dark brown with tan foam, aroma is light caramel with a flavor of thin roast, malt, chocolate
3.3 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Bottle from Cavie. Dark pour with an off-white head. Aroma is chocolate, bread, and roasted malt. Taste is very burnt, chocolate, toasty toast toast, and bitter.
3.1 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Bottle. Pours a clear brownish red color with a light tan head. Aroma is dark and roasted malts. Slight chocolate malt nose. Flavor is roasted notes with some malty flavors. Slightly nutty. Finishes the same.
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