3.3 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20 CharlesDarwin (2570) - Peace Dale, Rhode Island, USA - MAR 20, 2006
Poured from a Growler Pour of amber fringed deep brown, with a urdyd glint. No head. Light salty aroma of oats with some roasted salted peanuts and a woody toast. Flavor adds some light shavings of dark Belgian Chocolate. Light rootbeers tocuhes. A hint of mellow cherries. Palate is a hint of oaky dryness and some silky sweetness. Standard porter, with a little less smoothness and depth than I would prefer. Drinkable, but with weak salty quality. Finishes with a bit of a harsh bitter bite.
2.3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 3/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 8/20 JohnnyOS (646) - Golden, Wisconsin, USA - JAN 15, 2006
Pours a dark black with little to no head. Aroma of roasted malts with some dark chocolate and coffee present. Very thin body - with unfortunately little to no taste. Very disappointing. Bad batch?
5 AROMA 10/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 10/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 20/20 dragonlocks (15) - Kailua, Hawaii, USA - MAR 10, 2005
If you havent been to the "Deepwater Grill", do yourself a favor and go. The porter is not only my favorite "South Shore" beer, but it is by far the best porter I have ever had.
2.7 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 10/20 robertsreality (2460) - Minnesota, USA - DEC 6, 2004
Appears Black Until Held Up to the Light...Dark Red Coloring with Small Tan Wisps of a Head. Sweet Malt and Coffee Roasts Aroma. Little Sudsy..Seemed a Bit Watery...Dry and Bitter at the End.
2.7 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 10/20 badgerben (4092) - Blaine, Minnesota, USA - DEC 6, 2004
Tasted at the Deepwater Grille. Dark red color with a very thin head. Mildly alcoholic aroma. The taste is consumed with bitter malt and an unrefined alcohol finish. A hint of coffee. Quite thin.
3.5 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20 beermatrix (1497) - Twin Cities, Minnesota, USA - MAR 13, 2004
Thick dark brown getting more amber as it reaches the bottom and edges. Dark ivory frothy 1/4 inch head, lace sticks well in coated sheets and bigger ink blots. Smell is a bit light but nice with a mild, dark nutty roast tone with underlying chocolate frosting notes. Taste is a bit thin but renders a super clean silky smooth feel and kinder, gentle flavoring of milk chocolate. Thats about it really; barely noticeable roast and bitterness comes through and has a clean, very light dryness off the finish. Liked the feel, quite clean and silky smooth, albiet thin overall in body, yet with a gentle dry finish. Even though this didn't blow my buds or really interest me, it was quite drinkable and would make for a nice seesion porter.
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