 Beer Snob (344), Ontario, Canada
Sep 27, 2007
The big surprise - and a nice one at that - is that it lacked the sweetness of almost every other porter I have ever sampled.
More like a light bodied stout, with a bit of nuttiness and a light maltiness.
Light aftertaste, a very pleasant porter indeed.
Retorp (2148), Tampa, Florida, USA
Jul 18, 2008 Courtesy of matt7215. Very nice chocolate and coffee aroma. Some lightly toasted/roasted malts and cocoa. Beautiful aroma. The body is dark brown to black and holds a lasting, thumb thick, mocha head. Much more roast bitter than the aroma indicates, still nice. Expected a dash more chocolate notes, but it’s not exactly absent. Maybe becomes ever so slightly and metallic toward the far finish, but it’s not terribly distracting. Overall pretty tasty.
radiomgb (1711), Peterborough, Ontario, Canada
Jun 19, 2008 Dark brown in colour, thin beige coloured head, light patchy lacing. The aroma is roasty, light coffee, some chocolate, cookies and an underlying sourness. The flavour is a bit light, some very light roast, some chocolate, sourness near the end. Thin mouthfeel, light body, medium carbonation. Finishes thin, astringent, acidic.
Many samples over 4 months and initially I quite enjoyed this. The low score is because this didn’t hold up at all. The final few bottles where drain pours because they were so sour. A shame really.
341ml bottle from the LCBO in Peterborough, Ontario.
Opened on January 5, 2008.
No date.
Ofortuna (285), Grafton, Wisconsin, USA
May 8, 2008 From my backlog. Nearly opaque pour with a decent head and lacing. Very hard water used to the point that I thought it was mineral. Slightly sour and an odd malt bitterness. Very odd. Strange sweetness that gave me the impression of fermented dates with a bit of salt. A beer that should be beaten with an ugly stick.
mgermani (561), Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
May 4, 2008 Pours black with a brief tan head and a very nice graham-cracker aroma with notes of prunes and dates - wow! Tastes ash-like, light roastiness, slightly bland. Thin body with low carb. I’m a bit nonplussed with this "plain" porter after the build-up of the lovely aroma. Still, many thanks to Robinvboyer for the trade!
Viper666 (402), Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Mar 13, 2008 Bouteille 341ml, courtoisie de Hogtownharry. De couleur noire et opaque. Nez de malt rôti (notes brûlées), de chocolat noir, moyen de café avec des notes de houblon herbeux, de fruits (cerises noires) et de réglisse noire. Mince-moyenne en bouche avec un pétillement moyen et une texture aqueuse et aux notes crémeuses. Léger goût fruité (traces de cerises noires et de cassis) avec de petites notes de chocolat au lait (notes lactiques) ainsi que des petites traces de réglisse noire lors de l’entrée en bouche auquel se rajoute rapidement un goût moyennement amer de malt rôti (plutôt brûlé) accompagné d’un léger goût de chocolat noir ainsi que de faibles notes de pain grillé puis progressivement se rajoute un moyen goût de café noir jusqu’en finale, où l’on retrouve également de petites notes de houblon herbeux asséchant ainsi que des traces métalliques. Post-goût moyen aux notes sèches, moyen-léger amer de rôti/ brûlé, léger de chocolat noir et de café et avec des notes de houblon herbeux.
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