3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Spanish Peaks Brewing Company, Ltd.--Porter--1998 12 oz Bottle. 5.50% ABV (4.0 / 5.0) Deep black dark red color. Rich thick body. Nice chocolate malt flavor. Good body, good lightly fruity chocolate body. Nice dry finish. Sampled 1/29/1999.
3 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Name: Black Dog Porter
Date: 02/07/1997
Mode: Bottle
Source: Taco Mac, Sandy Springs
black, rich frothy tan head, slightly hoppedp roasted malt aroma, rich roasted malt flavor with lots of coffee like character and a good dose of chocolate, slight malt bitterness in the finish
Aroma: 5/10; Appearance: 5/10; Flavor: 6/10; Palate: 5/10; Overall: 13/20
Rating: 3/5.0
Score: **+/4
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The score was calculated based upon the notes and an old scoring system.
3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Pours a deep brown color. Aromas of roast malts, touch of chocolate and coffee. Flavor is smooth dry malt with a mellow hop finish and aftertaste.
2.3 AROMA 4/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 8/20
I figured a buck and a half for one bottle isnt that bad if its all going down the tubes, so here goes. Appearance is standard black but with a thinner and whiter head. Aroma is not that amazing, but has some notes of roasted goodness behind its vinegar tingle. The flavor is actually better than expected. It has a pretty thin taste to it, making it easy going. It does give off a slight bit of roasted coffee, but very little. Double the ingrediants of this and we might have something worth revisiting.
2.4 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 9/20
12.20.02 bottle (old notes). Pours a medium brown with thin head. Watery and light, not strong flavors, not much roast. Hints of cocoa. Could be more bitter at end.
2.2 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 4/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 8/20
Good dark color beer with a nice head. Somewhat weak and light for a porter. Decent flavor. watery texture. Somewhat lacking in finish. An okay beer. A sad porter.
2.9 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Nice dark color but for a porter it is light. The flavor isn't bad. It has a slight coffee and chocolate flavor, but nothing big. But it has an almost watery finish. Lacks many qualities of a good porter. This would probably be a good dark beer for beginners. It doesn't leave a very big impression, though.
2.6 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 1/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 10/20
This brew is horrible. Well maybe not that bad... but stay away if you can. The color is that of a good brown ale, and the taste is light and watery.
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