3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
22oz bottle, pours dark with a lighter lacing than I expected, it almost seemed amber coming out of the bottle, I get a great whiff of that roasty porter aroma I love. Sweet, but not overwhelmingly so. Quitw a bit bitter which overwhelms the other qualities, I’m getting a bit of roasted coffee on the back end, great mouthfeel, overall a very nice porter.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Dark chocolate and charcoal nose. Dark mahogany, medium beige, some lacing head. Charcoal and dry raisins. Ends ashy. Solid offering, but doesn’t stand out. Pretty good value for the price.
4 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 17/20
Bottle. Dark Brown / Black, creamy, tan head. Aroma is combination of hops, chocolate, roasted. Nice finish, well balanced. Very solid porter all around.
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
On tap; poured a dark brown to black. Aroma of roasted malt and caramel; maybe some earth. Flavor was very roasted with some earthy hops. Solid for the style.
3.8 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Poured from big bottle. Nice aroma of dry cocoa, caramel & earth. Solid black, tan head. I taste cocoa, smoke, oak and grassy hops. Somewhat oily, milky feel. Very drinkable. Good finish. Well done.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Bomber from Total Wine, Richmond, VA. Pours a dark brown color with a thin creamy tan head. Average head retention and lacing. Aroma of chocolate, faint roasty notes and a bit of a milky note. The taste is roasted malts, chocolate, faintly hoppy finish. Medium bodied.
3.8 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Pours an opaque black with a thick light brown head. Nose is coffee and molasses. Creamy on the palate, the taste is coffee, dark roasted grain and a hint of hops on the finish. A better than average Porter that pairs well with smoked salmon or cheese on crackers.
3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
22 oz. bottle from Total Wine in Norfolk, VA. Pours dark brown with a khaki head. Dark chocolate hits the nose first and is followed by light floral hops with hints of smoke and ash. Dark chocolate and coffee dominate the palate and the flavors are nicely balanced. This is a really well done example of the style.
3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Pours a rich, opaque sable with a thick, frothy, light tan head. Smoky, malty aroma has a firm overtone of molasses and hints of miso and coffee. Flavor has smoky, malty and nutty tones with hints of molasses and coffee and a bit of hoppy bitterness. Texture is smooth and fizzy, a teensy on the thin side but still good. Overall, not excellent but worth at least trying.
3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
22 ounce bottle - $3.99 at Total Wine & More in Kennesaw, Georgia. Bottle lists ABV at 5.5%
Appearance: Pours a very dark brown, near black body with a tall, foaming, light beige-hued head.
Smell: Roasty nose rounded out with notes of burnt grains, baker’s chocolate, anise, ashen coffee, and zested lemons.
Taste: Well-roasted malts dusted with licorice powder and given average-strength tastes of bittersweet chocolate and ground coffee. Faintly astringent. Lightly fruity, citrusy hops with a fine floral accent peering out from beneath the maltiness. Low bitterness. Hint of prune, then it transitions back to the roastiness until the dry, reasonably smooth finish.
Mouthfeel: Scuttlebutt Porter comes just shy of being medium-bodied. Medium carbonation.
Drinkability: A basic porter that is basically good, getting the job done without any inherent vim or vigor.
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