 gunhaver (1024), Tampa, Florida, USA
May 24, 2009 Bottle, courtesy someone. Dark brown thick pour, wet head, sticky ring of lacing. Nose is very hoppy, nice spicy and vanilla, some chocolate. Dry chocolate flavors, some roast, some caramel. Nice and full-bodied, although I hesitate to call it a porter because it’s so damn hoppy. That’s 3F for ya.
trevor211 (500), Seattle, Washington, USA
May 22, 2009 Thanks to Bobby91w for sending this one my way. Pours a deep, dark brown - almost black - with a light tan head. Honest to God, the first thing I smell is cola. Afri cola, for those who may remember that one. Some chocolate as well, and a very mild note of roasty coffee. Flavor brings out the coffee a bit more. Certainly malt-forward, and I can actually taste the warm Mexican sugar in there, too. The palate is nice - a crisp carbonation, but it doesn’t have that dry finish that I usually look for in darker brews. Nutty sweet, and smooth for sure, but having discovered the bliss that is a good impy stout, porters just aren’t my style.
ajbitt (45), , Indiana, USA
May 21, 2009 Wow! Wasn’t expecting too much already having my favorite Porters and not looking for another one to compete, but this is one of the better Porters I’ve ever had. Dark pour, opaque, short head. Very very nice palate. Smooth, soft, silky. Touch of carbonation to give a crisp finish. Chocolate! Subtle flavors - coffee of course - not over done. Think I actually prefer this to Founders Porter - while excellent, this feels more sophisitcated. Will definitely purchase again.
travita (1851), Frisco, Texas, USA
May 12, 2009 The smell is slight hops, malts, roast, coffee, and chocolate. The looks is brown to black in color with a nice beige colored head. The taste is slight citrus hops mixing well with malts, roastiness, chocolate, sweet, and smooth.
blklab2007 (932), Connecticut, USA
May 4, 2009 bottle poured a dark nutty brown with a nice frothy almost brown colored head that left espresso like foam on the surface. aroma has earthy malt, chocolate, bitter coffee, faint spice, and some hops layered over the top. first sip is nice and rich with chocolate and earthy malt. light touches of spice, roast, and a perfect level of hops that allows the porter to shine.
noompa (130), Chicago, Illinois, USA
May 2, 2009 22 oz. bottle (2008), in a snifter. A solid porter, but a tad overrated in my view- not Christmas-sy enough. Ar: Pine, allspice, toasted malt, chocolate, Brie and strong floral hops ala Alpha King. Ap: Dense black color w/ a deep brown pour. Robust tan head w/ good retention leaving plenty of lacing. Fl: Chocolate, chicory, roasted malts and hop oils. Pa: Thin. A solid, complex beer- FFF never disappoints!
TampaBrew (726), Tampa, Florida, USA
Apr 30, 2009 Pours a very dark brown/amber. Nose is surprisingly hoppy, with some coffee, slight cherry and chocolate. Flavor is surprisingly not hoppy. Chocolate, spice and bready, with slight hops.
josephselander (42), Salem, Oregon, USA
Apr 30, 2009 Poured from a bomber to a Delirium Tremens Snifter.
Appearance - This is definitely a porter from the dark side... No light is shining through this one. An easy pours creates a 1 finger creamy tan head. After the head dissipates, the walls of the glass are covered with lace, if you could even call it lace, see as it is as solid as I have ever seen.
Smell - Smells like your average everyday porter. Having a hard time pulling the scents out of this one. All I can pick up is chocolate. Maybe a little bit of spice? After this warmed up a bit, I was starting to get some very floral earthy hop smells. Very unexpected and very welcomed! This one smells great!
Taste - My taste buds are having a hard time as well tonight. I am picking up some spices, like in the smell. A little nutty too. I am starting to pick up some roasted malt and hops! Wow here come the hops! What a surprise, those hops came out of nowhere! I wish I would have tried this fresh, would have been ridiculous...
Mouthfeel - It is a little watery for my tastes, I was hoping for something a little fuller. I have been drinking a lot of motor oil lately though (RIS’s), so that might be skewing the mouthfeel of this a little.
Drinkability - Because it is not too thick, it doesn’t weigh me down like what I am used to. This makes this VERY drinkable for me. The taste was definitely pleasant as well. When the hops came out, it became phenomenal! I should have tried this one back at Christmas! This should be awesome fresh and should be pretty good with a couple years on it as well. Guess I will just have to wait and see.
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