3.2 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
Served on-tap at the Brewpub.
A - Pours dark brown bordering on black with a nice, creamy one finger tall off white head leaving light lace down the glass.
S - Smells of milk chocolate, old coffee grounds, dark roasted malt, and some faint hop bitterness at the end of each sniff. This nose is a little bit of a letdown.
T - Starts off with a good amount of cocoa sweetness that sticks around throughout. Hints of coffee, dark roasted malt, molasses, and some light bitterness; either from the coffee or hops; creeps in at the end of each sip.
M - Medium-Heavy body and flavor with moderate carbonation. Rich, creamy, feel that dies down a bit as the beer sits in the glass. Gets a bit watery at the end of the glass but I had no problem finishing it.
O - Pretty good. I have always liked porters and this one is no different. It has a good flavor profile and is pretty easy to drink. If you are at the pub and are looking for something new to try, I would suggest this one if it is on.
3.7 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Heavy roasted nose, sweet light roasted body. Slightly thin but that’s a porter for you
3.1 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
In short: A dark ale with a dominant dark fruit juice flavor. Just ok.
How: Tap at brewpub
The look: Clear dark brown-amber body topped by a beige ring of foam
In long: Nose is on the fruity side. Taste is has a lot of fresh dark fruits, some tobacco a bit of molasses. Roasted level is very low, almost nil. Creamy juicy body. Not bad but a bit too fruit juice to be really enjoyable. That beer name brings back terrible memories. In my mid-twenties I was riding a white horse and fell off but my foot got stuck in the saddle stirrup. But thank god the Wal-Mart lady saw me and unplugged the thing.
3.5 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
tap at the brewpub. deep dark black pour. thick and creamy, roast and vanilla, molasses. very good.
3.8 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
on draft at the brewpub, pours black with a medium tan head. Aroma is coffee and roasted malt. Flavor is nice, molasses meets roasted malt and tobacco. Very well done.
3.6 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
tap @ Selins Grove - sweet candy malts, creamy body. some roast and chocolate, molasses, toffee and raisins. Touch of hops, super sweet, almost syrupy. Nice balance.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Pours a very dark brown color with a moderate off white head. Lots of roast on the aroma with some light notes of chocolate, and some sweetness. Taste is complex with a nice mouthfeel, roasted malts, light coffee, chocolate and a nice molasses/vanilla sweetness lingering in there also, well balanced with a lot going on. Solid brew
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
On tap at the brewpub 6/8/08: Pours a barely transparent dark mahogany with a fine-bubbled froth of stringy-lacing white head. Aroma of dry toasty caramel and lightly roasted malts with a hint of bready yeast. Body starts lightly sweet and earthy with some toasty dark malty flavor and a drier bittersweet, smooth finish. Quite drinkable.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
On tap at the brewpub. Pours dark brown with a big tan head. Malty aroma with chocolate and vanilla notes. Roasty chocolate flavor with a semi-sweet finish.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
On tap @ Selins Grove. Dark brown with a dense tan head, looks almost like a nitro head. Aroma of chocolate, caramel and roasted malt. Bittersweet chocolate sweetness with a roasty bitterness and a touch of hop. Medium to full body with a creamy mouth feel and a slightly dry finish. Well done.
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