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RATINGS: 1102   WEIGHTED AVG: 3.82   EST. CALORIES: 171   ABV: 5.7%
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COMMERCIAL DESCRIPTION
A hearty ebony colored ale that starts with a rich malty palate finished with clean hops and notes of coffee and chocolate.


Sanchex's rating

4
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 5/5   OVERALL 16/20
Sanchex (224) - Toronto, Ontario, - OCT 25, 2008
Sweet chocolate roastiness in the nose. Opaque black with a ruby glow around the edges of the glass. Rich creamy mouthfeel with a mineral bitterness on the finish. Notes of milk chocolate, caramel, and hint coffee. Cheers!


most recent ratings

3.6
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 15/20
queenholly (1913) - South Whitley, Indiana, USA - JUN 3, 2013
Bottle courtesy of AirForceHops. Earthy roassty malt, chocolate, and creamy mocha aroma. Black brown with a huge tan head, nice lacing. Earthy roasty coffee, chocolate, and light ashy flavor with a roasty bitter finish. Body on the light side of medium, moderate carbonation.

3.5
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 15/20
TheShepherds (22) - chapel hill, North Carolina, USA - MAY 31, 2013
Not much aroma. Decent taste, not too hoppy. (We are not big hop fans.) Good taste but not much aftertaste.

3.8
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 15/20
BeerFlavoredBeer (237) - New Hampshire, USA - MAY 25, 2013
Just the right balance of flavor and body to make it a year-round, every-day porter. Not many can do that. Smoke and roasted malts are there, but not heavy-handed. Finishes dry and pleasantly bitter.

3.6
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 16/20
VictorStr (406) - Helsingborg, SWEDEN - MAY 25, 2013
Väldigt svart kropp. Rostig, kan hinta en ytterst lite rökighet. Lite citrus, viss sötma i aroman från alkoholen.

3.8
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 15/20
EricTeusink (191) - Atlanta, Georgia, USA - MAY 22, 2013
Westmeister’s Birthday Beer Tasting Extravaganza Beer #7. Brought to the tasting by a longtime friend who mostly prefers to drink Miller High Life. All things considered, he chose well. Smells of coffee and chocolate while pouring black with a tan head. Flavor is chocolatey and roasty. Mouthfeel is just a touch oily. Bottle - Westmeister’s House - Cumming, GA

4.6
   AROMA 9/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 9/10   PALATE 5/5   OVERALL 19/20
PhilHarmstead (9) - Vermont, USA - MAY 15, 2013 does not count
Lovely dark brew. Like a true porter, it’s smooth easy drinking after work. A fabulous everyday beer for those of us who know that dark beers are not simply a winter phenomenon. Good notes of coffee, toastiness, delicious yum yum time.

3.3
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
jookos (829) - Helsinki, FINLAND - MAY 9, 2013
Bottle. Dark, black. Good milk chocolately vibes. Roasted tones. Body is medium, a bit light for the intensivity on the nose.

-- bb/h(n9)

2.8
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 8/20
Tac (86) - Charlotte, North Carolina, USA - MAY 8, 2013
Dark brown body with thick brownish head with fair lacing. Strong aromas of dark roasted malt, coffee, chocolate, some cardboard. Body is quite thick , low in carbonation, dry and very bitter. Not well balanced, very bitter aftertaste.

3.2
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
Pyrmir (1453) - Westra Aros, SWEDEN - MAY 2, 2013
330 ml bottle. Aroma malt, biscuit, caramel and some perfume. Taste is malty and grainy. Finish is very herby and bitter.

3.5
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 5/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
trollcat (11) - Boston, Massachusetts, USA - APR 27, 2013
Poured into an imperial pint glass it fills in nicely with a light coffee color head on top of an almost black body. Has almost a faint coffee smell mixed with malt. A little too far on the malty side for me (although that’s primarily because the taste associates slightly with soy sauce personally). Other than that it was a full and rich beer which I would have again.


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