3.4 AROMA 4/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 15/20
Sweet smell and beige head. There’s definitely a caramel and coffee taste at first the it goes in the nutty/vanilla direction in the aftertaste. Tastes lighter than it looks. Not to say it’s light, the color is just a very dark brown. Would be great in cold settings.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Bottle in Cannon Beach. This was a surprisingly good porter. I expected it to be gimmicky but was pleasantly surprised.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Bottle at James’ place for a tasting. Pours a deep ruby caramel brown with a thin white head. Soft roast and cocoa on the nose. Medium bodied, roast and a touch of toast and cocoa. Tasty stuff, nothing crazy.
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Bottle at James’ place. Pours brown with a beige head. Medium roasted malts, some medium caramel-like sweetness, light toasted grains, and hints at flowery hops. Not bad.
3.6 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Bottle shared at tasting at my house. Pours black with tan head. Nose and taste of roasted chocolate malt, lightly smoked ashes, earthy and grassy citrus and roast coffee. Medium body.
3.7 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Bottle at home. Pour is pitch black in appearance with a small tan head that quickly dissipated. Big roast, dark chocolate, grass, earthy hops, vanilla, somewhat smoky and peaty aroma, Taste is graham crackers, ashy, smoky, cocoa nibs, coffee, earthy, and grassy with a big roasted finish. Medium body with high carbonation. Great espresso, chocolate, and roasty notes, although very smoky at times; still very well-balanced and fairly easy drinking. Solid porter, cheer!
2.9 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 11/20
Bottle from Pacific Liquor: Appeared as a dark brown porter with a thin development of foam on top. Aroma is mild with a smell of lightly toasted malts with hints of chocolate and a faint background of soap. The drink is bland with a minimal amount of slightly roasted malts that barely give off enough flavors to grab my attention. Finish taste a little lactic or creamy. Boring porter to say the least.
3.2 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Pours dark brown in color with a tan head. Nose is mostly roasted malts. A bit of coffee and earthy hops. Mild cocoa aroma, some mild malt sweetness to it as well. The flavor is also heavy on the roast. A touch bitter, some sweet chocolate and molasses. Coffee and earthy hops on the finish.
3.3 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
22 fl oz bottle. Pours hazy dark brown with a huge tan to brown head. Aroma is roasted malty. Smooth malty, caramelish and slight yeasty. Smooth roasted malty and light yeasty. Ends light phenolic and dry malty.
3.3 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Twelve ounce bottle from CDA. Pours pitch black, with a light tan head. Aroma is sweet and malty. Taste is typical of porters; coffee, malt, and maybe a hint of chocolate. Thumbs up.
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