3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Taster – Spring Beer Festival – Portland, OR
Aroma: Dark roasty malt with a rich chocolate and coffee aroma.
Appearance: Brown in color, clear with a thin head.
Flavor: Great flavor rich with dark malts and the flavors came out awesome.
Palate: Dry finish, with a Good Mouthfeel.
Overall: This was the find for the day. I wish I could get more of this.
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Black with a thin off white head. Aroma is smoke, roasted malt, chocolate, cream. Taste is chocolate, cream, light hoppiness, caramel, wood.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
Bottle thanks to bu11zeye. Deep chocolate brown pour with a ring of cream froth. Nose is mostly coffee with some chocolate in the back. Easy on the palate with a bittersweet chocolate flavor and a coffee finish.
3.5 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Bottle thanks to bu11zeye. Deep brown in color with a decent off-white head. Aroma is of roasted malts, light chocolate, and cocoa. Taste is cocoa, light roast coffee, chocolate
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Appearance: Pours a dark brown, near black body with a bubbly, khaki-colored head.
Smell: Humble roasted malt nose with notes of unsweetened chocolate and coffee dosed with whole milk.
Taste: Ah, the sweet taste of roasted barley underscored by tastes of chocolate and café au lait. Fairly faint fruitiness. Earthy hop profile with a light bitterness. Minor puff of smoke. Roasty, bittersweet finish.
Mouthfeel: Medium-bodied. Medium carbonation.
Drinkability: A fairly enjoyable, certainly easy drinking porter. Recommended, provided you’re looking for an easy going porter
3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Bottle thanks to bu11zeye. Nose is weak chocolate, earth, cellar, and coffee grounds. Flavor is the same. Medium mouthfeel.
3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Bottle thanks to bu11zeye. Pours a deep, dark brown, red hues, beige-tan head. Aroma of some dark roast, some malt. Flavor is the. Mouth feel is medium body, medium-high carbonation. Overall, pretty good!
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
bottle, thanks to bu11zeye, brown color with small foam, nutty cocoa aromas, flavors of light smoke , meat, walnuts, light finish
3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Bottle thanks to bu11zeye. Pours with a small, off-white head over a dark brown body. Aroma of chocolate, soil and coffee. Taste is watery with notes of chocolate. Watery mouthfeel, light carbonation.
3.1 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Date: March 29, 2009
Mode: Bottle
Source: Tasting, Cellar Party
Appearance: clear dark brown, wispy grey head, streaks of drippy lace
Aroma: rich yet dry chocolate aroma, touch of caramel sweetness
Flavor: rich chocolate flavor, dry earthyness that gives it a dry powdery character, touch of caramel sweetness brings back some chocolate richness
Aroma: 6/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 6/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 12/20
Rating: 3.1/5.0
Drinkability: 7/10
Score: *4
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