 dkachur (641), Charlottesville, Virginia, USA
May 10, 2008
Bottle from kp. Thanks Keith! Pours yellowish black with little head. Sweet aroma that smells a lot like coffee syrup (or whatever that stuff I experienced in Rhode Island was called). Some grain, coconut and tobacco notes also in the aroma. The aroma is much more complex than the taste, and is the kind of aroma you want to just sit there and take in. Taste is sweet-bitter in that order. Starts off with sweet maple, chocolate and coffee notes and moves quickly into coffee ground bitterness. Decently balanced. Alcohol is very warming.
Rciesla (712), Brick City, New Jersey, USA
Jul 8, 2008 Bottle. Pours a black beer with a brown head. Sweet chocolate roasty smoked malt. Nice etoh soft mouthfeel. Very good.
timsilvia32 (116), born in Michigan, North Carolina, USA
Jul 5, 2008 Black with a good tan head. Nice roasty & earthy flavors. Slight alcohol at the finish, but not too much. Not sure if I like it more than their regular porter, but it’s close. Can’t drink quite as many of them as the standard.
oakbluff (190), Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Jul 3, 2008 Sample via piscator- been wanting to try this for awhile- thanks Kris! Pours very dark, little head or lacing. Nose- powerful nose with many flavours hitting the nose- spice and plums , smoke and roast. Taste- full bodied and vinous. Little bit boozy in a good way. Black licorce, oak and roasty malts. Smooth drinkiing that coats the mouth on the way down. nice stuff
BrewCzar (32), St Louis, Missouri, USA
Jul 1, 2008 Poured from a 12 oz bottle. Almost black with a tall dark brown head. Aormas of smoke chocolate. Taste of cholate and roasted malts that begins somewhat sweet but turns to an acid/sour taste. Strong alcohol burn. Somewhat disapointing, but willing to give it a second chance at a later time.
Beerman6686 (538), Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Jun 29, 2008 Poured a very dark brown almost black color. Aroma was mainly of roasted malts and coffee. Flavor was very smooth chocolate/malt flavor with a linger alcohol tinge. Good. But not as great as expectations.
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