 crowderm (154), St. Paul, Minnesota, USA
Feb 23, 2008
Pours a deep reddish black with with a really nice lingering tan head. The aroma is mostly of roasted chocolatey malts, with a bit of burnt sugar in there. The flavor is pretty similar with the thick, bold roasted maltiness really dominating, but in a good way. The mouthfeel is velvety smooth - very nice in this regard. Overall a really solid brew, maybe the best porter I’ve had.
bretupdegraff (32), , Indiana, USA
Aug 14, 2008 8/12- 22oz bomber -- nice dark pour. Excellent flavor - This is one of my favorites by FFF so far - interesting aftertaste. Got the last 22 OZ bomber from the Hop Shop for this year! Good timing
beerbill (1243), Laurel, New York, USA
Aug 12, 2008 Thanks to yem25 and my Summer Secret Santa, I have two bottles on hand to enjoy - well, now there’s only one. The evenings have been unusually warm this summer, and last night was the first cool evening in a while. I decided to break out something dark and rich to celebrate, and this beer did not disappoint. Pours a very dark brown, just about black, with a large and luscious light brown head that lasted through two-thirds of the glass and left a curtain of lace with each sip. Very pleasant aroma of chocolate, coffee, roasted malt, and some floral hops. The flavor is equally nice with chocolate, coffee, roasted malt, and a bit of dark fruit. This is followed by some moderate bitterness that lingers for a few seconds beyond the swallow. As the beer warms, the bitterness subsides a bit. An excellent porter!
luckymortal (16), USA
Jul 31, 2008 He he. I got several bottles of this at less than half price in January of 08 because "it would go bad." Yeah, thanks to FFF for hopping that crap out of this stuff, I decided to cellar a few to see how they do.
I’m absolutely gaga about the 07 and I can’t wait to get some of the 08. The warmth of this brew balances out the FFF hop obsession making this beer one of the most drinkable in their line-up, IMO.
Must have. That’s all I’ll say about this stuff.
hellbilly (837), scottsdale über alles, Arizona, USA
Jul 28, 2008 big thanks to boltz7555 for the bomber!... the first pour on this sucker is ridiculously huge!... we’re talking one inch of beer and five inches of foam... finally settles to reveal an opaque black shade of reddish brown capped by a hot cocoa colored head. smells really floral... brown sugar, sweet roasty grain, molasses, fruit, cream, wood, herbal/hay/straw and some chocolate. it’s a bit faint but it smells great. flavors abound... coffee, ashy/astringent grain, wood, black cherry, a touch of chocolate, earthy spice, grass and boozy vapors. harsh ashy, sour and astringent finish (i like this!). it burps up pine and grass in the aftertaste. medium body, prickly acidic mouth feel from over carbonation. dryness parches for quite a while... thanks j!
mcbackus (603), Merritt Island, Florida, USA
Jul 28, 2008 bottle: pours a dark brown medium tan head. aroma is a good floral hop with a nice roast adn deep chcoalte. flavour is a good with some nice chocolate, dark roast adn a very little of the floral hops. great drinking porter
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