 jbrus (4916), Delft, Netherlands
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Feb 10, 2005 Chocolat aroma. Very very dark brown color, light brown head, good lace. Light sweet, chocolat start but more coffee and roasted bitterness in the finish. Sparkling, medium body and a little sandy in the finish.
BückDich (4856), McCall, Idaho, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 14/20 |
Dec 17, 2002 Updated: Jan 16, 2006Bottle ReRate (Previos Rating: 12/17/02 - 7-4-7-3-13)
Dark brown color, plenty of head and a bit of lacing. The nose has light sweet roast and licorice, creamy chocolate and nice molasses notes. The flavor is a bit light in the hop department but I can dig some light melanoidin sugars cruising the palate. It’s a bit oxidized and skunky but overall still a full bodied and very delicious porter. Much different from the average american brewpub porter.
chriso (4852), London, Greater London, England
| 3.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 |
Jun 29, 2005 Lets get three things straight at the outset. I am not a great fan of Sam Smiths brewery (the fact that they’ve bought a number of London pubs and turned them into keg only outlets doesn’t endear them to me), I’m not a great fan of Sam Smiths beers and I’m not a fan of pasteurised bottles. So I wasn’t expecting a lot from this beer. In fact, it was quite pleasant. Inky black with a big frothy beige head. Slightly woody aroma with licorice in the background. Cooking chocolate, roasted notes and more licorice on the palate. There is an overall bitter-sweet feel. Not very full bodied. Nice enough but still over-rated in my view. Bottled at the Princess Louise, Holborn, London, February 2002.
Tmoney99 (4807), Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Feb 1, 2005 Bottle. Poured a dark black with a tan large head. Aroma was complex malt hops sweet. Flavor was the same complex with a roasted grain finish. very good brew.
anders37 (4796), Malmö, Sweden
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 16/20 |
Feb 20, 2008 Bottle. Pours a very dark brown almost black color with a longlasting creamy tan head. Has a fruity roasted malty chocolate aroma. Sweet roasted malty chocolate flavor with some fruity hints of dark fruit. Has a sweetish roasted malty finish with hints of chocolate.
maeib (4777), Wootton, Northampton, Northamptonshire, England
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 5/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
May 9, 2004 Bottled. An excellent beer. The aroma is a sour roastiness and more reminiscent of a stout. The beer is very dark - as near black as damn it. The taste is sheer roastiness, some smokiness and some chocolate. A pleasure to drink. If I were tasting this blind I would have said Imperial Stout and a higher ABV as the flavours are so good.
leaparsons (4756), Leicester, Leicestershire, England
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Oct 3, 2002 Roasted malts combine with a slight sweetness and a fruity tang. Quite acceptable!
ChristianScheffel (4689), Odense, Denmark
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Aug 19, 2007 Updated: Dec 28, 2008Black with a medium sized off-white head. Aroma has molasses, caramel and fruit with only hints of really dark roastiness. Roast malt, licorice, sweetish and well balanced flavour. Intensely dark, yet no burned notes.
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