 TBone (6662), Pori, Finland
Nov 7, 2009 Draught@Oliver Twist as "XS Imperial Porter"
Pitch black, small brown head. Roasted, a bit licorice and glue in the nose. Sticky licorice, coffee, roasted malty flavor. Slightly glueish notes disturb.
DerWeg (748), Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Oct 28, 2009 Tap at Rattle n Hum, dark brown malty goodness. Very roasty with fresh espresso and dark chocolate over the malt sweetness. Some dark fruits and toffee... though honestly I found it a bit short of the brilliant Mocha Porter, so a re-try is in order here..
Leighton (234), New York, New York, USA
Oct 23, 2009 Oh, so good. Had some from the tap at Rattle n Hum. Pours a dark brown with a bubbly off-white head. Nose of heavily roasted malts, coffee. Flavor is rich and complex. Strong coffee and chocolate character with notes of dark fruits and caramel. Thich and filling. Clean, delicious and lasting finish makes every sip a joy.
Pwn3d (1036), Manhattan, New York, USA
Oct 20, 2009 On tap @ RnH. Surprisingly hoppy with cherries and roasted malts. Perhaps some candied figs are involved as well. Strong and packs some heat, not exactly a beginners beer.
DaSilky1 (1924), San Diego, California, USA
Oct 11, 2009 Pours a dark brown, firm, somewhat spotty, but anti-dissapating head....looks exactly the same between 1 seconds after pour and 4 minutes after pour. Nose has bits of roasted malt and chocolate and touches od hop resin. Flavors are extremely roasty and mouthfeel, at least at first, is fairly wet. Fairly aggressive bitterness in the finish...the baltic porter style designation on hamilton’s blackboard is a little misleading...this is no doubt ale yeast at work here and hop levels that are completely a different language than baltic...but whatever. The flavors here are dry cocoa, bitter, powdery....almost a little lactic in the finish...tangled in with the bittering hops...not bad, but nothing intriging.
MadIndian (987), Levittown, Pennsylvania, USA
Oct 10, 2009 Had during the annual Boston/Salem/Marble head tour. Not sure where I sampled this one at it may have been sunset. Brown pour with coffee aroma nice blended roast flavor. It was a good beer.
keith0718 (157), Olathe, Kansas, USA
Oct 5, 2009 On tap (seasonal) @ Flying Saucer Draught Emporium in KC. Reminiscent of a Baltic porter with strong hindtaste of raisin/plum/date. Great beer, but definitely too big for easy drinking.
triodes (7), California, USA
does not count  Oct 2, 2009 Another great Rogue regular. Well made, well balanced. A great porter indeed.
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