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Brewed by SKA Brewing
Style: Porter
Durango, Colorado USA

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RATINGS: 175   WEIGHTED AVG: 3.07   IBU: 46   EST. CALORIES: 165   ABV: 5.5%
COMMERCIAL DESCRIPTION
The perfect robust porter: The sharp bitterness of the black malt sits nicely within the overall malty sweetness. Full bodied with a medium hop bitterness.

Six different malts are combined to create this complex Robust Porter. Perle and Willamette hops are added to fashion the perfect balance for which the Ten Pin is renowned.


3.3
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
TBone (9096) - Pori, FINLAND - DEC 31, 2009
Bottled (Oct/2008)@MC
Dark brown color, small off-white head. Coffee, some odd sweet notes in the aroma. Caramelly, sweet candy, brown sugar - low bitterness. Sweet porter.

3.2
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
potbeercollege (1322) - Boulder, Colorado, USA - DEC 8, 2009
Bottled. Clear very dark amber with off white head. Aroma of caramel and light chocolate malts with mild hops. Taste of slight sweetness from malts followed by medium hop bitterness.

2.7
   AROMA 4/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 11/20
drfabulous (2140) - Lexington, Kentucky, USA - NOV 22, 2009
Draught. Thin body. Malty and caramel but not too much flavor. Drinkable, but not something I would order again. Glad to have paid a happy hour price for it.

3.7
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 16/20
Angelmonster (74) - Colorado, USA - NOV 4, 2009
As I open this bottle a rush of air comes out, I begin to pour the beer and foam fills up half the glass. It takes about five minutes for the head to go down so I can pour the rest of the glass. Finally I get a nice 3 1/2 finger tan head. Body is an extremely dark brown color, almost black. Head retention and lacing were good Aroma is of lightly roasted malt. Slight smell of copper also. There is also some faint chocolate and coffee. Hops arent in the nose Flavor is much better than smell. Smoky, roasted malt comes in first. There is a nice sweetness that is countered by some slightly bitter hops. There is a weird metallic after taste that comes and goes. Mouth feel is good. Carbonation isnt as much as I thought it would be after the initial pour. Body is light but not watery. Head left some cream through most of the glass Overall this beer is good. Sessionable, like most porters. Not the best porter ever, or even in Colorado, but still good. Would buy again

3.3
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
sebletitje (4011) - Enghien, BELGIUM - OCT 27, 2009
courtesy of retorp. Pours brown, beige head. Aroma is malty, hints of chocolate and caramel. Hints of fruits, and possibly some hop spices. Flavor is light hints of chocolate, hint sof dark fruits, molasses, grainy, caramel and malts. Overall body is on the light side with a small bitter finish. Looking forward to trying their Imperial version.

3.1
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 5/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
Rciesla (5500) - Exit 15W, New Jersey, USA - OCT 25, 2009
Bottle. Pours a brune body with a tan head. Malty body with some light nuttiness and caramel notes. Chocolate malt and a light nuttiness that all feels rather thin and uneventful. Eh, not so good esp. for the style.

2.8
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 11/20
Drake (4803) - Charlottesville, Virginia, USA - OCT 18, 2009
12 ounce bottle from Total Wine Triangle Plaza, Raleigh, NC. Pours a very dark brown color with a medium tan frothy head. Decent head retention and lacing. Aroma of caramel and lightly roasted malts. Taste is roasted malts with light chocolate notes. Thin-medium bodied.

2.6
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 10/20
dm9831 (1515) - Monee, Illinois, USA - SEP 25, 2009
very dark bro9wn color, fluffy tan head, not very lacy. nose of choclate, licorice, hint of roasty malt. flavor has chocolate and some roasty malt. medium body, sweet finiah. chocolatey sweet; a one trick pony. not worth a repeat. single bottle from binny’s orland park.


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