2.6 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 10/20
Draught. Low fluffy light brown head. Pitch black body. Very sweet and sugary choccolate caramel roasted malt aroma and flavor with low carbonation and a long sweet aftertaste. Too sweet for my taste.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Not much to say about this one. Just a very classy old school porter. Dark and pretty with well balanced coffee and chocolate flavours.
3.3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Bottle, sample.
Aroma: roasted, creamy.
Taste: roasted, fruity, chocolate.
Describing it now, it sounds quite nice, but I was underwhelmed by this one.
3.3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Sample @ Porterfestivalen in Gothenburg on November 19. pours brownish black with a beige head. Smell is rather subtle and slightly sweet with mostly roasted malts. Taste is dry, light and slightly bitter with roasted malts, coffee and some liquorice. Very drinkable.
3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Sample @ SMÖF 2011. Pours dark brown black with a bubbly tanned head. Aroma is coffee, malty, roasted and bready. Flavor is as aroma plus ashy, sweetish, acidy and bitter. Finishes acidy bitter.
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
50cl Bottle at Oliver Twist. Black, light beige head. Aroma of hard roasted malts, chocolate, light fruity. Flavour is nice roast, hard roasted malts, chocolate, light sweet, very light fruity, nice roasted chocolate bitter finish. Light bodied. Nice.
3.4 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Bottle at Oliver Twist. Pours black with virtually no head. Aroma of roasted malts and coffee. Chocolate, caramel and lit smoke in the flavor. A little thin but still tasty. (Rated 2011/04/19)
3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Sample at Lkpg Beer Expo. Dark brown, tan head. Decent porter but jus...meh. Dark bread, slightly acid and slight chocolate. It’s a little thin but at least the aftertaste lingers for a long time.
3.3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Bottle. Pours a black color with a small off-white head. Roasted malty chocolate aroma. Roasted malty chocolate flavor with some bitterness. Has a roasted malty bitter chocolate finish with some hints of coffee.
3 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
UPDATED: FEB 1, 2011 Sweet somewhat sour smell of roasted malt and chocolate with some ashy hue. Sweet taste of roasted malt, sweet coffee and chocolate with a slightly burnt and smoky tone, medium body. The aftertaste is a bit dry with a harsh hop bitterness. Drinkable but nothing more!
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