4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Drought @ Mikkeller bar. Black pour, thin light brown head. Aroma is spicy roasted malts, licorice, some leather and coffee. Flavor is slightly bitter, roasted, some sweet licorice. Nicely balanced, subtle porter. Good beer.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Bottle from Brewtopia in Omaha, NE
Pours opaque black with a brown head. Some lace, and the head lasted quite a while.
The aroma is mostly chocolate. Cocoa. Maybe a bit of Whoppers. A bit of grassy hop nose.
Very chocolatey flavor as well. There a welcome roasted bitter finish.
Nice milky texture. Some prickly carbonation.
This is a really good beer, I think it worth the 4.25 price tag. I’d sure like to see it in the KC area.
3.7 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 15/20
Serving: 16.9 oz. bottle.
Appearance: Almost black with garnet highlights and a huge, creamy, light tan head. Great head retention and lacing.
Aroma: Lighter than expected nose. Roasted malt, coffee, earth, and mineral notes. A little difficult to get much else.
Taste: Sharp, upfront bitterness, roasted malt, a little caramel, mineral, nuts, and earth. Sort of there then gone except for the bitterness.
Palate: Medium carbonation with a medium-rich mouthfeel and a medium, nutty finish.
Overall: A decent porter with a good palate, but muted aroma and flavor.
Rebuy: Worth trying but not rebuying.
4.2 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 18/20
bottle. pours a deep black with a tan head that lasts through most of the glass. Tremendous amount of malts in here.... also, coffee, fruits (slight plum) and chocolate. medium body, not too carbonated and very diverse. A very nice porter from Norway.... one of the best imo. complex, delicious and full of enjoyment.
3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
50cl bottle from KIngdom Liquors (Tampa, FL). Aroma is dark malt, ripe dark fruit, coffee, dark chocolate, molasses. Flavor is dark chocolate, toffee, coffee, heavy malt, sugar. Medium to heavy-bodied with a lingering chocolate-coffee finish. Nice porter.
4.3 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
UPDATED: NOV 23, 2010 Bottle 0.5L, batch 377, from Allen thanks very much. A dark beer with huge brownish head and good lacing. Smell is on toasted malt and chocolate. Woww a terrible beer, very creamy, nice dark chocolate notes and very smooth, no acidity not acrid. The malty side is well combined with a dry fruit and specially a dried prune dominant, the chocolate complexity is intense compare to the relatively low bitterness. Lovely porter a bit syrupy, the best I had, perfect brew for this alcohol level.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Bottle. Tannic, chocolate cake, thin, caramel. Nothing mindblowing here. Yup. Thanks to Kristian for the beer!
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 15/20
Aroma of roasted coffe, and dark, sweet fruit. The apopearance is dark brown, with a purple tinge. The flavor is roasty to be sure, but with a steady component of fruity sweetness. The surprise here is the finish, it has a nice bite from hops which didn’t make themselves evident previously. Great porter.
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