Midnight Sun Arctic Rhino Coffee Porter

Date: 02/25/2006
Mode: Bottle
Source: Blind Tasting

dark ruby red, big tan head, nice roasted coffee aroma, creamy body, nice roasted flavor, light sweetness
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Date: 05/12/2007
Mode: bottle
Score: 2.9 to 3.4
Words: liquid solutions

black, creamy tan head, streaks of lace, sweet smokey chocolate aroma, creamy body, rich dark chocolate flavor, bitterness with components of coffee, dark chocolate, and roasted malts, touch of sweetness adds some balance, the roasted coffee character grows as it warms but the rich chocolate keeps the balance,

Aroma: 7/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 6/10; Palate: 8/10; Overall: 13/20
Rating: 3.4/5.0
Drinkability: 7/10
Score: **+/4

Very dark brown. Extra coffee nose...some earthy free trade single estate microroaster shit. Thick, sugary body...Cuban coffee at the casa particular. Sweet, rich coffee throughout....where’s the porter? Nutty accent in the finish.

(22oz bottle) Large brown head atop black body with red edges. Aroma is moderately sweet, chocolate, some coffee, light roast. Taste is sweet, milk chocolate, coffee, some caramel, light earthy. Smooth medium body, low carbonation.

22oz bottle acquired in trade with DarkElf (thanks!). Major gusher. This one coated my bar and the floor as I ran to the bathroom. Continued to erupt for a few minutes as it sat in the sink. Poured a dark, dark brown color with a, guess what, huge sized off white head. Aromas of coffee grounds, chocolate, and roasted malts. Being a sucker for coffee beers, I was into this aroma. Tastes were on the thinner side and consisted mainly of coffee, and light chocolate. Flavors definitely a let down after the aroma. Over carbonated and fizzy body.

Bottle... Pitch black ale with a small, creamy, khaki head. Decent retention. The aroma is of unground coffee, vanilla and caramel. The flavor is a little thin, but offers subtle notes of weak coffee and light smoke. Well-balanced. Medium-bodied with a lightly creamy mouthfeel and moderate carbonation. Finishes chocolatey, lightly sweet and silky. Great coffee beer.

(Bottle) Pours a dark brown body with a nice cascading large brown head. Aroma of coffee, roastiness, and caramel. Flavor of coffee, smoke, and roasted malt.

Very carbonated appearance with a huge airy tan clumpy-lacing head over an opaque black body. Strange toasted earthy and herbal greenth aroma. Starts with a fizzy earthy caramel sweetness and a thinner lingering mild roastiness. Not as good as I expected. Perhaps a bad bottle. Expect a re-rate soon.

22oz bottle-pours a big creamy brown head with black color. Aroma is coffee, malt. Taste is coffee, malt, creamy. Minimal carbonation. Occasional beer.