3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 17/20
Pours jet black with small head. Nose is of root beer and bitter coffee. Tastes of coffee, cola, toffee, smoke, and earth. Slight booze om finish thanks Poland
4.2 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 17/20
Bottle - Pours black with a creamy tan head. Roast choc malt and a lactose (I was thinking Baileys) sweetness. sweetness from the alcohol with a toasty roast bitterness underneath. dry lingering finish. Rich creamy full bodied palate.
4.2 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Bottle. Black to dark red. An impressively resilient tan head. Fantastic nose - dried fruit and caramel with coffee roast. Thick full bodied mouthfeel. Roasted malt. Fruity sweetness and coffee bitterness. A formidable beer. Delicious.
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Bottle courtesy of thecametron. Pours black with tan head. Delicious aroma of dried fruit, raisins and caramel with chocolate and coffee. Taste is same, lots of dried fruit and chocolate, let down slightly by a metallic aftertaste. Decent palate. Very good beer
4.1 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Black pour, large, loose tan head. Strong roasty aroma, chocolate, caramel toffee, a bit of cola. Strong coffee, licorice, and chocolate with a little vanilla, smokey aftertaste. Moderate, creamy body. Absolutely awesome for the price tag
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
UPDATED: NOV 1, 2011 $2 bottle, from the corner deli. Very dark brown, almost black, with a huge fluffy light brown head. The aroma is chocolatey, milky coffee, earthy, caramel, root beer, vanilla. Medium to full bodied, it is sweet and malty throughout. Intense porter flavors of roasted malt, toast, bitter chocolate, coffee, woody, slight alcohol. The finish has just enough hoppiness to keep it in balance, and just a trace of it’s 9.5% ABV. Very flavorful, a nice surprise for $2.
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Poured from a bottle into a snifter. Appearance is a dark brown with a thick khaki colored head of foam. Aroma is dark chocolates, nuts, dirt, and leaves. Taste is black roasted coffee with notes of licorice and toast. Mouthfeel is spritzy with a fully body and a thick texture. Long bitter finish.
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
This one’s a really pleasant surprise. I had tried a lager from the same brewer and it was really ordinary. Not so here. Nice malty aroma with a little smoke. Caramel, chocolate, bread, brown sugar, and a little smoke in the flavor, with a dry finish. No hint of the alcohol--I’m shocked it’s 9%. Fantastic.
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