3.5 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Black with huge brown head. Sweet aroma with notes of chocolate, coffee and roasted malt. Same goes for the flavor that ends slightly bitter.
4.3 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 17/20
Cask Conditioned, 2005-05-21, 8-4-9-5-17=43
Black color. Very nice aroma, hoppy and earthy. Lovely taste! Malty, hoppy, sweet, bitter, aromatic, with a touch of spices and liquorice; chocolate, roasted malt. Excellent! Fresh.
Bottle, 2005-05-21, 7-5-8-4-15=39
Dark color; thin creamy head. Complete different aroma from the Cask version, amlty and lightly roasty, with a touch of vanilla and paperboard. The flavor is more aggressive (carbonation) and straight-forward: roasted malt, malt, some liquorice.
3.6 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Date: 08/16/2006
Mode: Bottle
Source: Tasting
clear dark brown, whispy beige head, touch of lace,
big chocolate aroma with nice floral hops,
creamy body,
nice rich chocolate flavor, nice sweetness,
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Date: 06/09/2007
Mode: bottle
Words: Noog 3D
rich dry dark chocolate aroma,
rich creamy chocolate flavor, a touch of vanilla sweetness brings out the chocolate,
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Date: 08/08/2007
Mode: bottle
Source: roadtrip
a touch of vanilla sweetness in the rich dark chocolate aroma,
an initial brief slight dry chalky character in the rich dark chocolate flavor, touch of sweet licorice, otherwise lots of creamy rich chocolate flavor
Aroma: 6/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 7/10; Palate: 7/10; Overall: 15/20
Rating: 3.6/5.0
Drinkability: 8/10
Score: **4
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Dark brown colour. Large chocolate aroma with light coffeeish accents. Medium body. Quite toasty, cocoa-ish. Long and fairly dry.
3.7 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
(Bottle) Pours a black body with a small tan head. Aroma of chocolate, light roastiness, coffee, lactos, and caramel. Flavor of chocolate and coffee with a bitter finish.
4.4 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 19/20
LCRBM2. Very dark brown colour with thin beige head. Lovely dark malts on the aroma. In fact great aroma, beautiful. Coffee/choc flavours in mouth. Subtle, agile, never goes too over the top. Stunning and my beer of the Meeting I think.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Bottle. Pours a black colour with a big longlating tan head. Roasted malty aroma with a nice hoppiness. Roasted malty flavor with some chocolate and coffee hints. Long roasted malty finish with some bitterness.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Pitch black with fine brown head. Aroma and taste are of roasted malts - caramel, chocolate & coffee. Hoppy punches. Filling body with a smooth mouthfeel. Lasting hoppy end! Good porter!
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