3.4 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Interesting. The aroma is malty with a umami flavor. The beer is black with fading tan head. The taste is soy with malt. The body is smooth but has an oddness to it.
2.9 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 10/20
The aroma is roasted with coffee and light chocolate malts. The appearance is dark brown with a good head. The taste is like the aroma. The palate is sort of thin. Overall a good beer.
3.8 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Bottle, sample.
Black with a creamy light brown head.
Aroma: nice hoppiness, chocolate, licorice.
Taste: licorice, chocolate, citrus and grape, some berries maybe, quite bitter.
3.2 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
Sample from bottle at Porterfestivalen 2011-11-19 Göteborg
AR: roasted malt, coffey, chocolate
AP: pitch black, wee beige head
F: watery, coffey, vanilla, chocolate,
3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Sample @ Porterfestivalen in Gothenburg on November 19. Pours deep brown with a small chocolate brown head. Smell is subtle and slightly sweet with roasted malts, sweet fruits and molasses. Taste has roasted malts and coffee. It also carries a slight acidity.
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Sample @ GPF 2011. Pours almost pitch black with a small bubbly brown head leaving laces. Aroma is madeira, raisins, roasted, sweet and floral. Flavor is sweet, vinous, a bit acidy, a bit phenolic, fruity, bitter and coffee. Finishes bitter malty with a nice touch of coffee.
3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
12oz bottle split. Unfiltered deep amber-black color. Frothy, respectable head. Oily, resinous, dry, chocolate aroma, bitter. Medium bodied, quite drinkable. A touch of cherry, amber malt shines through. Pretty straightforward, but misses the mark a little. Unimpressive in it’s thin mouthfeel and the odd sour cherry tones. Still OK.
3.7 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
A dark brown porter with a thick lacing and frothy brown head. In aroma, a smooth herbaceous chocolate with nice grassy hops, very nice and smooth. In mouth, a nice caramelized chocolate, grassy and smooth, lightly vinous, very nice. On tap at Knoxville Brewer’s Jam, Oct. 22 2011.
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