3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
TAP: very dark brown pour with reddish tones in the light. Small white head. Molasses on the nose, maybe some turpentine. Bitter cocoa taste, molasses, licorice. Good stuff.
4.1 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 16/20
24/06/2011 Brasserie 4:20 (tap). Bevuta al Nøgne Ø Beer Festival. Nera, densa, impenetrabile, bel cappello di schiuma color cappuccino. Aroma delicatissimo di malti tostati, cioccolato, caffè, luppolo poco in evidenza. In bocca è dolciastra, con note di tostato, caramello, cioccolato, caffè e una punta di lattosio, finale amarognolo. Vellutata, morbida, assolutamente bevibile, corpo medio, carbonazione soft. Tra le migliori porter mai bevute. Al palato è stratosferica, vellutata e preziosissima. Una meraviglia.
4 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
pours coal black, huge light brown fluffy head. great retention. on the nose, milk thistle, sweet fruity esters, smoked malts, roasted coffee beans, chocolate. once on the palate, cola, coffee bitterness, pepper, vanilla, hazelnut. lots of carbonation and lighter bodied. smooth and developed as it warmed. Quite good.
4.2 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
2008 Vintage 50 cl. bottle @ home – batch 377 / bottled on 18.08.2008 – purchased @ Alvinne – dark black with a creamy mocha head – smells like molasses, coffee, berries, dark fruits & slight spices - slightly emptied out in the front due to the aging leading into grounded / grainy coffee mixed with a touch of red wine (main flavours), molasses, slight chocolate & hint of cold, stale coffee, hint berries, sweet mixed with a touch ashy bitterness, definitely vintage, touch too long aged, slightly vintage, creamy body, carbonation touch softened
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Draught @ The Rover. Pours dark reddish brown, almost black, with a creamy mocha head that clings to the glass while dissipating. Smell is sweet with roasted malts, sweetened coffee, liquorice toffee and hints of alcohol. Taste is sweet with roasted malts, coffee, liquorice, vanilla, milk chocolate, wood and raisins. Finish is slightly sweet and slightly bitter with coffee and liquorice.
3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
Black, with a huge brown head. Really big. Powerful like a gorilla. Smells milky, chocolatey, and some vanilla, too. Hints of coffee. Smooth, rich palate. More milky chocolate, coffee and vanilla in the aroma. Very tasty stuff.
3.1 AROMA 4/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
A fine refinement of the typical porter profile. It’s got all the malty, coffee and chocolate favours you’d expect.
3 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 13/20
On tap. Black with thin head. Heavy malts. Licorice and wheatabix. A little oily. Alcohol taste. Nice enough, but nothing special.
3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 17/20
Bottle/500ml - Pours a very dark black/brown in color with a small tan head. Some nice lacing on the glass. Aroma is coffee and chocolate... and a bit of smoke. Flavor is slightly bitter... from the hops and the very dark malts (black patent). Nice chocolate in the finish... I really like this!
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