2.6 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 4/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 12/20
Pours a deep brown color with a brown head. Aroma is fruity, caramel, grape, and very yeasty. Flavor is fruity, grape, plum, toast, roast, some coffee, and a light bitter finish.
3.7 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
One word for it: smokey. If someone would have told me this was a Rauchbier, I’d have believed it. Maybe it wasn’t thaaat smokey, but it the dark malt taste was very pronounced. Viscosity-wise, the beer was on the money for some of the best porters I’ve run across. The taste, though, seemed to lack the complexity of the top-tier and had an aftertaste that was mediocre. Don’t get me wrong, though, it was a very pleasant brew that I would order again (3.7 is a high score that puts it in the 90% or so)...and it definitely beats the swill I normally find at restaurants in North Alabama (I’m a local).
3.3 AROMA 2/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Draught at Indigo Joes. Dark brown color, thin tan head, full bodied for a porter, hints of oats and chocolate. Not much of an aroma. Very good.
2.9 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Thanks to the Jedi posse for sharing this at the Pre-Sex madness! If I was a state ticker, I’d be stoked, since I think this is my first Alabama beer. Anyways, it was sadly a big letdown. Indistinct and cloudy pour, very little character to the nose, cardboard and chalk taste, thin overall.
3.1 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 14/20
Growler at the sexual chocolate release. Thanks! I believe this to be my first sample from the state of Alabama. Dark brown pour with a thin tan head. Oxidized aroma. Chocolate, dicetyl, and coffee
3.4 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
Growler at the Sexual Chocolate release. Pours a dark black. Nose is papery, old chocolate, cardboard, some coffee. Floavr is papery as well, grainy, popcorn, some coffee. Didn’t enjoy this one too much.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Draft. Black in the glass with a tall creamy tan head that had a thin layer lasting and think lace. Nice toffee aroma. The flavor found roast coffee and chocolate, Medium body and a roasty aftertaste. A very decent and enjoyable porter.
3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 12/20
UPDATED: MAR 8, 2009
Date: January 10, 2009
Mode: Growler
Source: Tasting, HMoG
Appearance: opaque dark brown, fine tan head, bits of lace
Aroma: dry dark chocolate aroma, touch of dark caramel sweetness
Flavor: rich chocolate flavor, just enough backend sweetness to bring out the chocolate, balanced by a smokey earthyness
Aroma: 6/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 6/10; Palate: 7/10; Overall: 12/20
Rating: 3.2/5.0
Drinkability: 7/10
Score: *4
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