3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Bottle. Nice head with good duration. Color is black. Aroma and taste are roast malt, licorice, chocolate and caramel.
3.2 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 14/20
Clear, muddy color with a tan head. Toasted malty aroma with lots of coffee. Not really getting a true mocha scent, mostly just coffee. Taste has a high bitterness and very low sweetness. I would have preferred the opposite. Too dry in my opinion.
3.3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
UPDATED: JAN 19, 2010 Bottle. Poured black with a chunky beige head. Left some lacing in my glass. Has a toasty, chocolate, slightly nutty aroma with a noticeable coffee presence. Flavor is roasted malt, a little bitter chocolate, a moderate amount of coffee, and a lingering bitter finish. Has a smooth feel, though it turns a little watery feeling at the finish. Gets better as it warms, I adjusted my rating up slightly after sipping this a while.
3.7 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
I was very pleased with this beer. I’m not a huge fan of coffee on its own, but this beer doesn’t over do it. Pours get black with a nice tan head. Aroma of coffee (obviously) chocolate. Strong roasted malts and a hoppy kick. I think the hops are little too strong, but as it warms up you don’t notice it as much. Still, I wish they had turned down the hops a bit. Could have been a stout for all that.
3.5 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
UPDATED: MAY 1, 2010 Draft at Dewey’s in Clifton. Pours a very dark brown color with a small tan head. The aroma wasn’t particularly strong, maybe this was a bit too cold, but what was there was nice: mocha, chocolate, nuts, roasted malts, and vanilla. The flavor was the same, but stronger and with notes of hops and cream. Could have been smoother, as the carbonation had quite a bite. Light-medium bodied. Roasty finish. Good porter. 5/1/10: Re-rate. Not much to add, and the rating will keep. I got it thinking it was new to me, but I pretty much have the same feelings as before. Had it warmer this time and the notes came out a bit more but nothing new or surprising.
3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Drank it at home with my wife paired with delicious sea salt, chile dark chocolate. Pours dark brown with a light head. Light bodied, silky, well balanced with hops, chocolate taste.
4.1 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
A good porter with a nice balance of coffee and chocolate flavors. Easy to drink but quite filling
2.8 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 11/20
Pours a dark brown with a light brown head. Smells of caramilized malt, tobacoo and dark chocolate. Chocolate notes up front but has a thin watery feel with a missing backbone... seems liek something is missing.
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