3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Draft. A deep red beer with a thin brown head. The aroma is dominated by notes of roasted malt. The flavor is sweet with notes of roasted malt, lending it a slight acidic edge, before the dry finish sets in.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
From tap at the brewpub. Pours dark brown to black with a small, dense and tan head. Aroma is roasted malt, light chocolate/coffee accent. Bitter and roasted flavoured, mild acidity from the roasted flavours. Creamy mouthfeel. Bitter and roasted finish.
3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
(On tap) Claimed to be 5.3% ABV. A black beer with an orange glow and a beige, lacing head. Lightly burned aroma. Medium body with very burned and toasted malt. Has some underlying, sweet licorice flavours. The finish is both burned and bitter. 200307
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Date: July 08, 2009
Mode: Draft
Source: Brewpub
Appearance: black, fine beige head
Aroma: lightly sweet dark chocolate aroma
Overall: rich chocolate malt, dark caramel sweetness, lots of earthy bitterness
Aroma: 7/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 7/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 13/20
Rating: 3.4/5.0
Drinkability: 7/10
Score: **+/4
3.2 AROMA 4/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Draft at the brewpub (5.3%). Toasted malt aroma. Color is very dark mahogany with an intermittent tan head. Body is near medium; carbonation is mild and creamy. Very smooth. Flavor is toasted malt and a little hop. No particular notes of coffee or chocolate. Perhaps a little anise. Reasonably dry, toasted and slightly bitter finish.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
On tap at Triple Rock poured a clear dark reddish brown with a small lingering tan head. Aromas of roasted malt, coffee and light bitter chocolate. Palate wasmedium bodied and smooth. Flavors of cocoa, coffee, roasted malt and light vanilla with a smooth lingering roasty finish.
3.1 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
On tap at Beer Revolution. Pours with a clear, lighter brown pour with a minimal tan head. Aromas are a little spicy (rye?), nutty, malty, light chocolate. Some yeast notes, light herbal hops and a bit husky. Flavors of brown sugar, malty, nutty, a bit salty and minerally. Lively bubbles, a bit weak.
3.7 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
A: The pour is nearly black, at worst very dark brown, with a khaki head.
S: Lots of coffee notes to this one with plenty of roast to go along with it. A decent dark chocolate aroma along with some earthy hop aromas.
T: Like with the nose, there’s a solid roast and coffee character. Plenty of bitter, dark chocolate and a solid earthy hop flavor. The beer is fairly bitter, but works nicely for a roasty porter like this.
M: The body is maybe a touch thin with a medium level of carbonation.
D: Another solid Triple Rock beer. I really enjoyed this porter and found it very easy to drink my glass.
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Draft. Chestnut color with an off-white head. Coffee/roast aroma. Roasty/coffee flavor with a bit of sweetness. Medium body. Lingering coffee/caramel with slight hops.
3.3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
On tap @ the brewpub. Pours dark amber with infra red edges and thin tan head. The moderate aroma emits roasted malts, chocolate, coffee and mild oxidation notes. The taste has a brief pulse of black strap molasses followed by earthiness, highly roasted to burnt malts and some coffee grounds. Before the coffee really picks up steam I get mild notes of chocolate malts and the faintest oxidation note. Very light astringency leaves this beer more neutral than dry.
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