patrickfannon (271), Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, USA Oct 11, 2009 Bottle. 22 oz. Pours deep brown with a thick, tan head. Aroma of peper, smoked almonds, chocolate, roasted malt, and cinnamon. Full body with an outrageously heavy, smooth, spicy finish. Absolutely fantastic porter. Highly recommended. phildorsey (42), Fort Lewis, Washington, USA Oct 8, 2009 1 pint 6 oz. bottle. Pours black, light-brown head that diminished quickly. Aroma is somewhat fruitty with a malty background. Roasted and Toasty flavors mix well with the fruitty aroma. Flavor is dominated by a heavely bitter catch that’s lingering...Somewhat fizzy, and creamy...burnt, a burnt tang is present. Very Good. UriahHeep (103), Georgia, USA Oct 8, 2009 Pint @ Taco Mac. Black with dark tan head. Robust, roasted profile with a nice smoky malt character. Deep and full-bodied with coffee and chocolate notes. Anker (305), Hillerød, Denmark Oct 8, 2009 Bottle at Oliver Twist shared with Andreasen11 and plovmand.
Pours brown with a tiny light brown head.
Aroma is roasted malt, hops, coffee and a hint of smoke.
Flavour is roasted malt and coffee with a hint of tar. yalnikim (776), Wellington, New Zealand Oct 7, 2009 08/10/2009. Clean, smoky, sweet, roasty. Really good beer, made well, and in great condition but it doesn’t scream drink more of me. Maybe it’s a shade too sweet... like the young girl you flirted with in your early twenties but never bothered to properly chase down. 6ROW (243), corpus christi, Texas, USA Oct 4, 2009 dark brown pour with a big light brown head. coffee aroma, no real smoked aroma or taste. this is a good example of the porter style. BroSpud (583), , Massachusetts, USA Sep 28, 2009 Large bottle. What can I say, Stone knows how to craft a fine beer. This is a very drinkable porter. Big taste without the big alcohol. Chewy sweet malt with just a hint of smoke that becomes more noticeable as it warms. Hopper (271), San Antonio, Texas, USA Sep 28, 2009 A dark brown to black beer with a fast disappearing head. The aroma is roasted like close to charred malt, with a dash of smoke. The taste is very smooth with a somewhat roasted taste with some tar & a very slight smokey aftertaste that is akin to an ashy taste. The first time I had this I did not detect any smoke taste but on the second try as it warmed up it was noticeable. Would be good to drink outside in the cold next to a fire.
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