MuertosPorter (28), California, USA
| 4.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 4/5 | 9/10 | 4/5 | 18/20 |
Mar 7, 2008 Updated: Aug 7, 2009Bottle. Pours a rich oily black with a velvety brown soft fluffy head. Permeating aromas of V.S.O.P. brandy, baking chocolate, and Guatemalan coffee. Creamy smoothness. Perfect amount of carbonation on the palate. Very rich pronounced flavors. Dark chocolate, fine muscat wine, black walnuts, small touch of ginger, black treacle, dried mission figs. Ultra rich, luxurious and thoroughly satisfying. Outstanding!
Heartbreaking news of the new brewery ownership.
 TheRealBastard (145), The-No, California, USA
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Mar 7, 2008 Pours like an Impy stout, nice red/brown head too. Aroma is malt and coffee. I get some charcol flavors as well. Flavors are well balanced with coffee and chocolate. I get some dark fruit going down with a somewhat dry finish. Very enjoyable for the colder season.
rustychiles (1071), Mesa, Arizona, USA
| 4.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Mar 3, 2008 Pours a mysterious deep brown, no....make that black with a small brown head. Aroma of Coffee, chocolate, rasins, smoke, malt. Has a nice mouthfeel and the flavors of Roasted Barley, Coffee and Chocolate dance around on your taste buds. This is a fantastic porter. Too bad about the brewery takeover situation as I don’t see the new owners maintaining this level of quality.
KnN (756), Greenbelt, Maryland, USA
| 4.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 5/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 18/20 |
Mar 2, 2008 Wow, monster beer. Pours black black black. Thin dark head. Lots going on in the aroma. Lots of coffee and chocolate, a little sweet. Hangs in your mouth forever, but in a good way. A little bitter on the finish, but really makes itself known. A hint of raisins on the backend? Good stuff.
jb (1063), Rochester, New York, USA
| 4.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 4/5 | 9/10 | 5/5 | 18/20 |
Mar 1, 2008 Really dark, like an IS, reddish brown head, oily looking. Aroma is huge. Coffee, brandy, prunes, chocolate all present. Palate is amazing. Starts sweet, sticky, ends dry and hoppy with a coffee finish. Smooth rich mouthfeel. No alcohol noticed. Very enjoyable.
jobyone (234), Charlotte, USA
| 4.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 10/10 | 5/5 | 8/10 | 5/5 | 17/20 |
Feb 28, 2008 Pours pitch black with large foamy tan head. The aroma has lots going on. Dark chocolate, caramel, hops, oak some smokyness are all present. The taste is bitter with chocolate and tar. The finish lingers and this is a full bodied beer that takes a while to finish. I would say this seemed much more like a good Imperial stout or Baltic porter than a typical porter. I really liked it.
cbeers21 (589), Miami, Florida, USA
| 4.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 5/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 18/20 |
Feb 26, 2008 Updated: Feb 27, 2008Wow, looks graet and pours well and the aroma coming off the top is great. The roasted carmel malts and smoky dryness are balanced extremely well. The complex layers and overall harmony of this beer do put it a cut above the rest of this style.
CelticBrew (715), The Crystal Coast, North Carolina, USA
| 4.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 5/5 | 9/10 | 5/5 | 16/20 |
Feb 24, 2008 My treat shared with the boys at Steve’s house. Poured deep, dark chocolate brown. Aroma of mocha coffee with roasted malts. Flavour is of a smooth porter beer, chocolate malts with a nice sweet coffeed character. What an awesome beer, I would love to try it from cask/tap.
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