 HogTownHarry (3286), Toronto (Harbourfront), Ontario, Canada
Jul 15, 2005 Updated: Jan 3, 2006
Bottle (650ml) shared with blankboy, jerc, tupalev & gregclow - courtesy of gregclow(?). My 100th rating! Poured a beautiful, dark ruby-black - average light-brown head with excellently sculpted lacing. I sniffed for quite a while - lovely - smokey, creamy, strong coffee, medium hoppy bitterness, burned malts and toffees, and of course semi-sweet chocolate - also sweet doughy yeast. Flavour is very bitter (baker’s chocolate?), chewing tobacco, salty, light hardwood campfire notes - fairly long and dry on the tongue. Surprisingly quick finish off the palate, darkly malty and hop-bitter, oak charcoal left on tongue. A keeper.
thefle (26), , New Jersey, USA
Oct 12, 2008 bottle. dark brown has a smokey/ nutty tastse to it, could be a bit stronger but its a solid buy
ilovedarkbeer (766), Dallas, Texas, USA
Oct 10, 2008 Dark black brown pour with some reddish highlights. Decent sized tan head that is frothy. Nose is roasted malt. chocolate, smoke, coffee. Taste is about the same. Goes does smooth with a moderate mouthfeel. A well crafted beer that does everything well and nothing outstanding.
Strykzone (1019), Wood River, Illinois, USA
Oct 8, 2008 Looks like a classic porter with an almost black body and a nice tan head that lasts a good while and offers some sticky lacing. A nice classic porter aroma as well with roasted notes, coffee, and chocolate. Smoke and peat are also noticeable. Flavor is delightful with, again, those classic porter flavors. Chocolate, coffee, smoke, and just a smidge of hop. The smoke is not dominant and is just enough to add character. Feel is silky smooth and substantial. I like the moderate ABV. The good news is that it was a 22 oz. bottle. The bad news is that it was only 22 ounces. Absolutely delicious.
Collint (348), Sylva, North Carolina, USA
Oct 8, 2008 bottle, pours a almost black beer with a light tan head. Aroma is malty and smokey. Flavor is sweet, bitter and dry of light choco, smoked malt, molasses. Decent, but a little bit waterd down.
TikiE (352), Sylva, North Carolina, USA
Oct 8, 2008 Bottled: a really really good porter. Pours a dark color with a tan froathy head. Smells of malts and chocolate. Tastes of light roasted malts with hints of chocolate and a dry finish. Good beer!
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