 chicagodri (1041), Chicago, Illinois, USA
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 |
May 8, 2009 Alright, my first Alaskan beer. Pours dark brown with a thick tan head. Nice coffee aroma. I thought it had more aroma than actually coffee flavor for me. Was a decent porter though with some chocolate and sweetness as well.
HonkeyBra (1326), Lemont, Illinois, USA
| 3.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Apr 26, 2009 Sampled at DLD 09. Brown pour with tan head. Nice coffee aroma. Flavor is more coffee, some chocolate, a bit nutty. Overall, pretty tasty, though not that awesome.
BrianK (190), Livingston, New Jersey, USA
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 5/5 | 14/20 |
Apr 18, 2009 Shared by VFerg a while back. Descent coffee flavor went well with the porter. Nothing over the top here. Descent.
timsilvia32 (446), from Michigan now in Charlotte, North Carolina, USA
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 |
Apr 4, 2009 22 oz. Near black pour, average sized light cream head. Really sweet malty aroma with hints of coffee and caramel. I really did not get the coffee in the smell of this one. Peaty with malty toffee/caramel sweetness. Chocolate and coffee bitter balances the sweetness out nicely. Finishes pretty abrupt with not much lingering. A bit thin, but all around good drinkable porter. I think I would have enjoyed this a bit more had I not had a Victory at Sea Vanilla Bean Porter previous to it. That had some really strong flavors that drown this out a bit. If this was available locally, I could see myself drinking this often as a session brew.
Petrucci914 (578), Green Bay, Wisconsin, USA
| 3.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 |
Mar 27, 2009 Thanks for sharing, bro! C’mon Ross......this is ancient! Pours a pitch black with medium mocha head. Aroma is cardboard, some plastic, stale dry coffee grounds. Taste is much the same. Didn’t hold up well.....pretty dry and lame.
Juelze (895), Green Bay, Wisconsin, USA
| 3.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 5/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Mar 27, 2009 Thanks for the trade Ross. 2008 bottle, I’m not sure as the notch is a bit off. Aroma is strangely similar to the Viking Hot Chocolate. Aroma is slight chocolate, old stale gas station coffee. Taste is hot herbs, chocolate, stale coffee and light hops. I think this isn’t the beste interpretation of the beer due to the age and coffee not holding up well. However, still glad I got to try some Midnight Arctic Rhino. BTW, where is my Doggie claws?
MaltOMeal (652), Land of Sugar, Texas, USA
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Mar 3, 2009 bottle shared at February Beer Advocate stout tasting. Pours black with a brown head. Nose was subdued as they served this too cold. Amateurs. Taste was of chocolate and coffee. Mouthfeel was medium and carbonated with a dry finish.
mabel (2590), Toronto, Ontario, Canada
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Feb 17, 2009 [1824-20081022] 22floz bottle. Sweet bubbly coffee grounds aroma with dry wood and mild plastic. Dark black brown body with a big long-lasting foamy light tan head. Bubbly flavour is like dry charred wood roasting on a bed of coffee grounds. Full body has lots of bubbles. Nice coffee, seems a little over-carbonated (don’t often say that before) but otherwise fair and interesting.
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