3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
Dark brown pour with a khaki head. Roasted malt, cocoa powder, toasted bread, and some light grape. Notes of wood, some peppery spice, and a touch of metal. Light malt sweetness of caramel, some grapes, and a bit of wood. Lightly metallic, roasted malt, cocoa, and some hints of pepper.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Bottle @ Papsø. Pours a dark amber brown color with a small off-white head. Has a slightly roasted malty woody wine and caramel aroma. Sweetish weak roasted malty caramel woody wine flavor. Has a sweetish roasted malty caramel finish.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Bottle courtesy of John at TAP-NY. Pours a deep brown with a thin white to beige head. Roast and cocoa on the nose, chocolate. Chewy roast, soft cocoa. Chocolate and more cocoa with lingering roast and warm alcohol on the finish.
3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Bottle. Cork gives a loud pop when it is finally yanked unwillingly from the bottle. Very head and carbonated. Some roast and sweet grape. Medium mouthfeel. Nice lacing. Pretty sweet upfront and throughout. Not as dry as I anticipated. Fruity. Meh....So after a glass this somewhat grows on me but as it warms you do get some alcohol notes.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Aroma of toasted, almost smoked, malt with chocolate notes. Coffee? Maybe. Near opaque dark brown color with some white/beige head that sort of laces. Full body with creamy carbonation. It’s smoky. There’s coffee, and chocolate, and something like not too sweet dark fruit. The finish is relatively dry, and the toast and hop bitter really pluck at the mouth
3.9 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 17/20
Aroma is chocolate, cherry, oak, and booze. Taste is chocolate, berries, bready yeast notes, and raisins
4.2 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 18/20
750 mL bottle poured into a snifter. Pours a nearly opaque brown/black with red highlights and a big brown head that leaves nice lacing. Aroma is musty with roasted malts and grapes. Taste is caramel, coffee, and grapes with a dry wine like finish.
3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Full bodied flavor, with a definitely barley "wine" style flavor. Not worth $16 for a bomber in my opinion, but a good beer nontheless
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4.7 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 19/20
This is a very nice porter. Smooth, rich, and dark. A dense mouthfeel with the grape and wine barrel flavors adding a splendid subtle touch of tartness. Picked this up at the cork and barrel in Lawrence.
3.6 AROMA 3/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Dark, with small beige head. Good lacing. Fairly Nuetral aroma, but complex taste. Sweet, toffee, well balanced and easy to drink..
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