3.5 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Draft @ Iron Abbey: Poured a dark brown, almost black with a tan head. The aroma was dark chocolate and coffee. The flavor was bitter dark chocolate mixed with coffee, cocoa, and metal. Overall, this beer balanced well and was great to drink.
3.8 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Pours near solid black, medium sized foamy head fades. Aroma of caramel, milk chocolate, citrusy hops. Taste is bitter hop and coffee bean. Thick body for a Porter. Good beer, pretty bitter overall but has a thick sweet body too. Finish is long and bitter.
3.4 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
A birthday present from Donfardz64. Wishes it contained caffeine to help with the studying tonight.
Pours black with a spritzy brown head. Nice aromas of dark chocolate, cocoa, some coffee. Teensy bit of metal, but dissipates. Some fruit in there like boysenberry. Bready yeast.
Loving the mouthfeel - smooth and creamy (yet still lacking in body?). Black/burnt flavours. Hard to distinguish anything really, until near/on the finish where I get cocoa and coffee with some hoppiness.
Very nice to drink - The finishing tastes render the name of the beer apparent.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
22nd October 2008. Opaque black beer with just a thin tan head. Smooth and slightly sour/tangy porter. Nicely put together this beer, a little milk chocolate in the mid with a well balanced bitterish coffee undertone that dominates the finish. Very drinkable.
3.6 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Mild aroma consisting of chocolate, coffee and roasty malts. Black colour with a tan head. Great american porter, nice chocolate, coffee flavours that do not overwhelm. Finishes with a nice hop bitterness, a bit on the thin side but is very drinkable. I could have a few of these.
3.4 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
12 oz bottle pours black with minimal tan head into a pint glass. Aroma of roasted malt, coffee, bit peaty, seems kinda thing. Upfront roasted coffee with some nice malt, finishes mocha. It is a bit thin in the finish. Fuzzy on the palate with medium carbonation and body. Not bad.
4.3 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Bottle. Pours an almost opaque dark chocolate brown with a sandy head that leaves a thin froth behind. Smells earthy, dry, and with a hint of paper or cardboard. Dominated by moderately dry chocolate and roasted malt flavors and has a light, dull, hoppy aftertaste with a touch of carbon that is lightly bitter. Moderate to light body with fairly thin texture. One of my favorites that is also served at my favorite nightclub in Tampa. Can’t beat that for a night out!
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 17/20
Pours a nice big 3 finger chocolate head. Body appears black but when held to light turns a very dark brown. Head retention and lacing were good
Aroma is of sweet chocolate malt. Smoky roasted malt is also in there. Hops arent very noticeable. It has that chocolate syrup smell that I love in chocolate beers.
Taste is light and sweet. Roasted chocolate malt is the main flavor but as beer warms, a nice hop bitterness comes through. If I wouldnt have done some research on this beer I would have thought this beer was brewed with coffee beans. Combination of chocolate malt and hops create an illusion of roasted coffee.
Mouth feel is light. Body is on the thinner side, head didnt add any creaminess. Good amount of carbonation
Overall it was good. Very sessionable porter, flavors werent mind blowing but pretty solid. Surprised by the amount of hops in this beer, never had a chocolate beer that was this hoppy. Would buy again
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