3.1 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
First of all, stop calling this beer an Imperial Porter. It’s basically a stout.
Pours a black color with a small tan head. The aroma was roasted barley and malt. It was average bodied on my palate, not thick but not thin either. The taste was roasted barley, caramel, bitter sweet coffee, but mostly drowned out by a strong alchohol taste. Again this is another beer I’ve tasted recently where the flavors didn’t combine that well. It was like a vast array of flavors all at war with each other for dominance, resulting in an average beer.
3.4 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
12 oz bottle, dark brown color, roasty/nutty aroma, some chocolate present, almost smells like a cola. Taste is very sweet, some bitterness to balance. Moderately full body, bittersweet aftertaste. Good offering.
3.3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Deep colors with a not as pleasant nose. Toasted malts with hints of espresso and cocoa. Smokey finish. Overall a rich beer and a good value for the style and complexity.
3.4 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 12/20
22 oz bottle This was purchased at Total Wine and More in Western Henrico. The porter poured with a tanish head that quickly disappeared. A tan collar was all that remained for the jet black porter. Roasted coffee, chocolate and tobacco are some of the flavors that you experience. The body is light and could be fuller. Carbonation is soft and texture is thin. Finish has hints of licorce.
2.5 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 8/20
19th September 2009
Opaque dark brown porter. Semi soft and semi dry palate. Bitterish. Toasted malt. A bit minerally. Otherwise dry and bitter and lacking any redeeming features.
3.8 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
About a half inch head which disappeared quickly. Very dark brown in color . Not as thin on the palate as some other porters I have had but do like it a littler thicker, slightly creamy with average carbonation. Aroma of coffee, chocolate, do not get smoke or much else but my sniffer needs some work. Taste slightly sweet with hints of roasted coffee and chocolate, not very bitter. Overall highly drinkable, Porters are not my specialty but I am interested in comparing to others in the near future.
3.8 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
1 April 2012, bottle. dark red/brown, almost looks black. aroma is heavily toasted dark rye bread, light tobacco, some black coffee. med fizzy body. lots of flavors: bread yeast, dark chocolate covered coffee beans, slight meatiness, roasted malt. pretty good!
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 17/20
Pours black with a tanned head. Earthy nose. Sweet coffee aroma with some chocolate. Very good to sip on.
3.3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
650 ml. bottle. Pours a thick, long duration, beige head, with some lacing, over a clear, reddish brown (SRM 30) body.....nose is vanilla, chocolate, light tobacco...taste is coffee, chocolate, vanilla, ligth dried fruits, dry throughout, finishing with moderate bitterness....mouth feel light of medium, alcohol hidden (only 7.1%),carbonation adds a pleasant creaminess. This is quite obviously a Porter. It is a light take on an Imperial, with a very light mouth feel, low alcohol, minimal sweetness and an FG of 1.017. BJCP 8/3/12/4/6
3.8 AROMA 10/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Rich tobacco, vanilla, and fig nose. Mahogany, thin tan head. A little drier than expected, but pleasant and appropriate.Vanilla is most prominent on the palate, only subtle hints. Finishes with a wisp of smoke. Alcohol blends in well, light to medium body. I’ve been quite impressed with what Shipyard has been doing lately.
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