3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
pours a pale murky brown...chunky sediment...thin tan head. aroma has mild roast and tea. flavor follows suit...light piney bitterness...much like and english mild. mouthfeel is thin and watery with a chocolatey/piney finish.
2.4 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 10/20
On tap at sly fox. Brown thin head. Mild muddy flavor. Not clean or balanced. Just mild
3.3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
Cask at Phoenixville. Pours dark brown, not black, with creamy Guiness-like head. Tasted dry, smooth, medium on the palate, with roasty malt and some dry cacaoey notes in the finish. Not intense of flavor, but smooth as silk.
3.2 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 10/20
Easily quaffable porter. Nothing of interest that would mAke this a beer to savor
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2.2 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 8/20
Draft at Johnny Brendas. Poured a deep amber with specks of off white head and minimal lacing. Some notes of roasted malt, chocolate malts, some lactic slightly tart flavors. Really light bodied and somewhat watery.
3.8 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
[Cask Phoenixville] dark brown with a medium sized, light tan head and nice lacing. Aroma of roasted malts, light cocoa, some burnt bread. Taste of much of the same, semi sweet cocoa, roasty, sweeter finish.
3.1 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
From the cask poured a brown color with a small amount of head. Watery light malty flavor with a quick finish.
3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Cask @ Goodbar Beer Club. Dark brown body. Nose is caramel, tart cherries, raisins, molasses. Flavor is tart toffee, some cherry, solid but not overwhelming bitterness. A little smoke & milk towards the end. Unsure if this was supposed to have the tartness or if its just old - but its nice enough.
3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
cask @ Mr Goodbar. light cola colored pour, roasty malt aroma. light mouthfeel. Taste was watery roasted malts,some chocolatewith light coffee .decent flavor but seemed light in the loafers. needs a bit more oomph to me
2.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 10/20
A dark reddish amber to brown porter with a thin off white head. A nice burned caramel aroma, with burned caramel, and moka coffee notes, classy. In mouth, a lightish and lactic porter with light bitter chocolate, watery and missing the point. On tap at Tap and Mallet, July 30 2010.
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