3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20Deep with a bitter bite. Dark pour. Little pungent, deep choclatey wheat taste. Very serviceable.
2.4 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 6/20
Bottle in Minneapolis picked up at John’s Grocery. Pours a brown appearance with a light brown head. Some veggie, chocolate, light caramel, a bit tangy aroma. Slight candy, burnt malty, chocolate, a bit spicy, tangy flavor. Scroll past.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Sampled at Repeal of Prohibition fest 2013 at Schlafly Bottleworks - Pours dark nut brown with a tan head. The aroma has cocoa, rye, hints of nuts and an overall smoothness. The body is fairly light and crisp with prickly carbonation. The taste begins with dry cocoa, spicy rye, pepper and a bit of powder. The finish is very dry and chalky. Pretty nice porter.
2.9 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 9/20
Sampled at the Schlafly ROP 2013. It poured a cloudy amber-brown color with a small off-white head. The aroma was of chocolate, roasted malt, mint, rye and some grass. The taste was of cocoa, roasted malt, grass, nuts, and caramel.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
12oz bottle-tight rich lt brown-black with red tint. A-rich/roasty/chocolate-dk malt. T-rich/roasty/chocolate/peat-dk malt, rye/earth hops with some bite.
3.3 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Bottle shared by Jcwattsrugger. Pours black with brown head. Nose and taste of rye, molasses, smoked chocolate and burnt coffee. Dryish bitter finish. Body on lighter side of medium.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
12oz bottle from Johncy’s Liquor Store in North Liberty, IA. Pours a black body with a finger-width, frothy, dark brown head that dissipates quickly and leaves a moderate lacing. Aroma is chocolate with a nice rye spice and roast. A touch of coffee and earth with a bit of a nuttiness. Flavor is similar. Rye spice and roast forward with a solid dark chocolate backing. A bit nutty with come coffee and a touch of smoke. Finishes dry and moderately bitter with a solid rye spice, light coffee and roast, earth, and a nutty dark chocolate malt backing. Lengthy aftertaste following a medium body and a moderate carbonation. Overall, a pretty solid porter. Really nice rye spice accompanying the roasts, earth, and dark chocolate backing. Well balanced and enjoyable.
3.1 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Bottle. Deep brown body with a short, frothy beige head, diminishing. Aroma of roasted malts, rye, caramel, molasses, coffee. The flavor is moderately sweet and lightly bitter. It finishes lightly to moderately sweet and lightly to moderately bitter. Medium body, watery texture, lively carbonation. Strong malty/rye taste with coffee bitterness. Dry finish. At the same time it’s right on the edge of being harsh, ashy.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
12 ounce bottle courtesy of pepsican. Thanks! Pours a clear dark brown color with a thin tan head that fades quickly. Aroma of big rye notes, roasted malts and a bit of chocolate. The taste is bitter rye, bitter hops and bitter roast. Faint lingering bitterness, medium bodied, low carbonation. Nice beer.
3.3 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
12 oz bottle pours black with a tan head. Aroma of roasted malts and coffee. Taste of roasted malts.
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