 Retorp (2155), Tampa, Florida, USA
Jul 18, 2008
Courtesy of StFun w2ho I’d like to thank for sending a growler AND a 12 oz bottle of this because it allowed me to just sit back and enjoy the growler, be sociable and just have a good time and then to later rate the bottle when I felt like it.
The aroma has a little bit of milk sugar, powdered malt notes, gobs of milk chocolate and very faint coffee notes. Malted milk ball is a great description of the aroma. The body is a dark ruby hued brown and holds an attractive, thumb thick, creamy mocha head that is quite lasting. It leaves very clingy, clumpy lace.
Very concentrated toffee, caramel and roast malt flavors on the fore. Very caramelized tasting. I wonder if they have a direct fired kettle. Chocolate and more caramel and toffee work well into the finish then leads into milk sugars and alcohol. Overtly sweet, but it works well here. This is a pretty tasty brew on the whole.
bretupdegraff (101), Fishers, Indiana, USA
Oct 5, 2008 poured dark - nice head aroma is coffee - Taste is bland portor - nice palate. little stale tasting.
awiseman01 (48), Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
Sep 30, 2008 Growler. Pours dark with light brown head. Smells of roasted malts and chocolate. Some vanilla. Taste is very dark and bitter, but well balanced with sweetness. Chocolate component is very nice.
Beerlando (1352), Orlando, Florida, USA
Sep 28, 2008 Pours a dark and lightly translucent chestnut brown color. A foamy, khaki colored head settles to a wispy film, while sudsy lacing slowly wanders back towards the body. Aromas include coffee beans, bittersweet chocolate, roasted peanuts, and caramel malt. Earthy hops lend balance to the nose. Flavors follow suit, baker’s chocolate and scorched caramel showing alongside coffee and bitter, earthy hops. The body is a little disappointing for a porter, slightly watered down but well carbonated and drinkable. Overall, this is a pretty decent little session porter, but it’s noting special.
jcwattsrugger (4045), Florida and, New Jersey, USA
Sep 28, 2008 12 oz bottle-pours a rich light brown head and black color. Aroma is dark malt-molasses/ash/coffee/chocolate, roasty, slight dark fruit. Taste is dark malt-coffee/chocolate, secondary earthy hops bite. Mild carbonation.
Sparky27 (600), Phoenix, Arizona, USA
Sep 26, 2008 Bottle courtesy of StFun. Pours a crude oil black with almost zero head. Nose is light coffee, roasted malt and chocolate. Taste is pretty much the same as the aroma with a mild bitter finish. Lighter mouth feel. Decent porter – thanks Josh!
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