 crizay (1056), Brook Park (was Tampa,FL), Ohio, USA
Mar 5, 2008
Dark brown color, with medium beige head. Flavor is chocolate malt, a touch of roasted malt and slight caramel sweetness with a munich like nuttiness in the finish. Medium bodied with a medium hoppy bitterness. Creamy throughout and just a good big porter.
shigadeyo (1316), Southwest Ohio Area, Ohio, USA
May 10, 2008
Bottled in 2006
5/10/2008: Thomas Hooker Imperial Porter pours a dull, dark cola brown color and has a really frothy tan head that is long-lasting and creates some nice lacing. Aroma includes dry roasty malt, over-ripen berries, deep red wine, and touches of chocolate. The flavor is toward the sweeter side in the front paired with roasted malt and smooth milk chocolate. It become more dry and slightly bitter (like dark chocolate bitter and coffee beans) toward the finish along with a very slight ashy quality. The dichotomy creates a great balance for this beer. No alcohol can be deciphered in amongst the flavors. This beer is medium to full-bodied and has a velvety texture. Overall this beer is good, but not great. It seems a bit weak for an Imperial Porter.
500 ML flip-top bottle ($7.99) from Derosier’s in Freeport, Maine. Rating #203 for this beer...
Theis (1735), Frederiksberg, Denmark
Apr 14, 2008 Bottle at Jannik - thanks to Puzzl for the trade. Black - light brown head. Blood, metal, butterm burned, coffee, berries, chokolate, coffee. And a lot of metal !!!!Very sorry - but this is not very good.
jasonp (1392), Sterling/Dulles, Virginia, USA
Apr 3, 2008 Cloudy muddy brown with a white-ish beige head. Mocha, cocoa, caramel in the nose. Very roasty, bold and coffee-like. caramel sweetness; chocolately. Has a spike of pleasant roasty astringency - ample bitterness. Medium bodied, smooth texture and moderate carbonation. Very good.
bager (1812), Copenhagen N, Denmark
Mar 30, 2008 Bottled. Hazy and very dark brown in colour with a medium sized tan head. Kinda soft mouthfeel with notes of malt, berries, chocolate, coffee and a somewhat heavy notes of metal. Not well balanced.
brewandbbq (153), USA
Mar 13, 2008 Vintage 2003, one-liter swingtop bottle...
Pours opaque black with a two-inch dense head of tan.
Ripped sheets of whipped foam cling throughout the glass. Damn nice.
Aromatics are filled with rich cocolate, fudge batter, and black forest cake.
Hints of licorice, dark rum, and Kahlua step forward as it warms.
The mouthfeel is creamy, lucious, and oily. Crushed velvet in a glass.
The pallet is laced with rich, dark chocolate, cocoa nubs, heavily roasted malts, and light char.
Alcohol is minimal and barely warming.
Finishes with a lingering chocolate syrup note and a hint of anise.....
Incredibly drinkable for such a big beer, and the only signs of it’s five years of age is the depth of complexity....
Wowza.
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