 brewandbbq (269), Manchester, New Hampshire, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Mar 5, 2008 Vintage 2005
Pours opaque dark brown, with barely translucent edging of muddy amber. A beige head rose to a half inch, and fell quickly to a mostly bare surface, with some tight foam on the edges and a whisp on center. No lacing except for a couple of dots.
Aromatics are full of porter character, with light smoke. Bakers chocolate, toffee, caramel, coffee grounds, and smoldering twigs.
Mouthfeel is somewhat creamy and thickish. Lingering viscosity.
The pallet is filled with roasted cocoa nubs, dark coffee beans, and an afterthought of embers. Hints of vanilla, burnt ends, and Kahlua follow through.
Finishes with lingering smoke and some mild acrid character.
The smoke seems to have faded since 2005, but the brew has picked up some nice complexity.
A well balanced beer, but I’m left wanting an "Imperial" version.
MuertosPorter (28), California, USA
| 2.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 4/10 | 3/5 | 4/10 | 2/5 | 10/20 |
Mar 3, 2008 Pungent smokiness. Smooth mouthfeel but rather watery. Smoky taste seems a bit artificial. Tastes like a sub par porter doused with liquid smoke. Average.
SQNfan (591), Wheaton, Illinois, USA
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Mar 3, 2008 Bomber. Notes are from memory. The nose had a wonderful smokiness to it, a mix between a campfire and 12-hour smoked ribs. The palate shows some bitter hops toward the finish but that melded nicely with the smokey edge.
M0RHI (1067), Luxembourg, Luxembourg
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 14/20 |
Mar 2, 2008 Bottle at cgarvieuk’s sunday sojourn. Black with thin beige head. Smoky, roast tones. Liquorice, syrupy tones, gulpable. Good, alright.
Magicdave6 (5558), London, Greater London, England
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 13/20 |
Mar 2, 2008 Bottle thanks to cgarvieuk. Aroma is smokey, roasty slight liquice note. Taste is similar thinner than expected, quite drinkable.
cgarvieuk (4212), Edinburgh, Scotland
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 16/20 |
Mar 2, 2008 Bottle at home with Tom ... Thanks to the TheCheeseMan for this ... Deep Solid black ... very typical slightly fishy smokey nose ... im getting mostly the smokeyness off this ... but its got some porter character ... growing on my as i sit with it... Sorry FIn should have shared this with you, it would probably have been just up your street.
redlight (1496), Winter Park, Florida, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Feb 26, 2008 Smokey aroma, bacon, with some roasty burnt notes. Pours black with a tan head. Smokey, roasty, vanilla finish, with hints of chocolate. Very smooth. Great beer!!
dkingsella (92), Portland, Oregon, USA
| 4.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 18/20 |
Feb 23, 2008 2007...22.oz. Pours black with a brown head that leaves a fairly nice lacing. Aroma is malty with detectable smoke. Nice smokiness in the flavor with hints of bbq with sweet malt and roasted coffee and chocolate. Nice finish. Very enjoyable...pairs well with any smoky food..cheese, meats etc.
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