Midnight Sun Arctic Rhino Coffee Porter

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.

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 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.

Bottle: Thanks IndianaRed for this one. Pours a fairly dark black color, small brown head. The nose is robust and smoky with lots of coffee undertones. The flavor is sweet and roasty, light astringency and a decent coffee/mocha flavor toward the backend. Some subtle chocolate and lots of smoke. Good intense porter.