 jimmay (179), Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
Nov 6, 2009 12 fl oz bottle from LCBO. Pours dark cestnut bronw, with a hint of ruby. Nice big cappucino coloured head. Great lacing. Aroma is smoky malt. Taste is much less smoky, but great roasted malt.
chicagodri (1021), Chicago, Illinois, USA
Nov 4, 2009 Pours black with a tan head. Aroma of chocolate, coffee, and some more chocolate malt. Little bitter flavor with chocolate coming through mainly...just a touch of hops as well.
harrisoni (6703), Ashford, Kent, England
Nov 4, 2009 Bottle from De Molen bottle shop. Black beer with lasting tan head. Good choc aroma, some hop and some yeast, which is good. Very choccy and malty in the mouth. Pretty good intensity after drinking some British normal bitters as I have this evening. Tiny bit of plastic on aroma and in flavour. It has some bizarre satsuma fruit too. God knows where that comes from. Choc does come through. Doesn’t go too well with the pork loin steak sandwich I was eating. Fine, but nothing special.
Elwood (647), Leesburg, Virginia, USA
Nov 1, 2009 Serving: 12 oz. bottle.
Appearance: Pours a clear black color with garnet highlights and a small, foamy, light tan head. Lesser head retention and no lacing.
Aroma: Plum, chocolate, coffee, a bit of ash, and burnt notes in the nose.
Flavor: Fruity burnt notes, very roasty, coffee, husk, mineral, caramel, and a bit of earth. Tasty stuff.
Palate: Medium-low carbonation, this one just kind of sits there on your tongue. It has a medium mouthfeel but almost feels a little watery. I would like a touch more carbonation and a touch more body. Short, sweet finish.
Overall: Not a bad porter, just not great either. You can take it or leave it.
terrymingle (5), Cortland, New York, USA
does not count  Nov 1, 2009 Bottle. Good aroma. Hints of chocolate, coffee, maybe even a hint of caramel. Roasted malt flavor. The bottle I tasted (in 2009) had very little aftertaste. Not quite as "thick" as other Porters, but still very good.
ChrisThomson (371), Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Oct 31, 2009 Bottle. Nice beer. Pours blaack with small tan head. Roasted coffee and chocolate nose. Taste of malts and more coffee notes.
Maddog (229), Kettering, Ohio, USA
Oct 25, 2009 Draft at Peach’s in Yellow Springs, OH. Not in the class of Edmund Fitzgerald or Anchor Porter, this beer has a nice flavor with some roasted malts and coffee, and it is a rather nice, drinkable session beer. I thought the body was rather thin even for a porter and it lacked depth and complexity compared to the top ranked porters.
Imperial-John (154), Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
Oct 20, 2009 Roasted coffee choco milkshake aroma. Dark brown with beige head that thins quickly. Dark roasted coffee choco taste but a bit watery.
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