3.4 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
UPDATED: AUG 31, 2011 Bottle from a dragon pack from Whole Foods Charlottesville. Chocolate brown pour with a medium head. Chocolatey roasted malt aroma. Taste is roasted malt, mocha with a bitterness at the end. Very nice porter. Hey, look. Here’s a contest! The first person to spot this and tell me the origin of Virginia’s name wins a six pack (or equivalent) of unrated (hopefully) beers! Non-VA crew, US only.
2.9 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
The aroma is chocolaty with burnt malt, coffee, and brown sugar. The appearance is dark brown with an average head. The flavor is like the aroma with a bitter quality. The palate is smooth. Overall it’s a decent porter with an unappealing astringent aftertaste.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Bottle. Pours a dark mahogany with bright ruby highlights and a fair light-brown head. Strong aroma of chocolate. Tastes of cocoa, light roasted malt. Medium mouthfeel but velvety smooth.
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 12/20
12-oz. Thanks, Blindeyedbetty! Pours black with a short-lived, dark tan moussy head that settles quickly away to leave a loose film across the top of the beer. Not much lace. Lovely nose of dark chocolate, black bread, and spent grain. Lightish, somewhat watery body. Smoky, chocolatey, a bit roasty on the mid-palate. Brief, mild, chocolatey finish. This is a pretty good little porter, definitely staking its claim on the sessionable/food-pairable/easy-drinking side of the line. Subdued and restrained, fairly balanced and reasonably harmonious. Some more carbonation, hop balance, and a hint of fruit sweetness would complete the picture for my tastes but that might totally destroy the brewer’s vision.
3.4 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Off Capital Ale House Taps. Very dark almost opaque with moderate offwhite head. Aromas of roast and chocolate malts with little hop aroma. Rich roasty malt flavor with some chocolate and moderate hop bitterness. Medium to light mouthfeel with low carbonation. Nice exampe of robust porter but finish is a bit bitter.
3.6 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 14/20
Pours black with a lightly tan fine head. Roasty, chocolate flavor. Mouthfeel is moderate. Chocolate and coffee flavors are there. Pretty good Porter.
3.6 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Sept. 2007 - Pour was dark with a fluffy head and decent lacing. Nice roasted and milky aroma. The flavorwas strong roast and milk chocolate, with some coffee and hop bitterness. The mouthfeel was overcarbonated and a tad thin with the flavor. A pretty good beer, regardless.
3.2 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Bottle: Sweet scent to it after opening it. Poured a really dark blown/black color to it with a light brown head. First taste is a little bit more than I expected. Can taste a light bitter choclate taste to it. Mild aftertaste that doest burn or anything. 3rd of the 6pk of Dragon Ale.
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