 TampaBrew (865), Tampa, Florida, USA
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Jun 7, 2009 Pours black. Lots of dark malts and chocolate in the nose. Flavor is nutty, some floral hops, cocoa, slight roasted malts and rich fruity flavors. Full bodied and the alcohol is present. Very nice.
yemenmocha (421), Glendale, Arizona, USA
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 5/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 |
Jun 6, 2009 Pours dark brown to near black with light brown head. Nose is fairly full with chocolate, roasty aromas, and slight fruit as well. Palate is again filled with chocolate, roasted malt, and some dark fruits. Somewhat light bodied though, and low carbonation. Higher alcohol is noticeable.
sebletitje (1978), Tampa, Florida, USA
| 4.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 9/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Jun 5, 2009 courtesy of ibrew2or3. Thanks a lot Dave for the vertical epic.
Pours dark brown, off white head with golden lacing.
Lots of roasted malts, chocolate and some coffee.
Some light dark fruits notes.
Nothing to say here, this is one epic beer, boozy that coates the palate with malt goodness and some faint notes of bitter hops.
CharlesDarwin (1849), Point Judith, Rhode Island, USA
| 4.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 4/5 | 9/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Jun 5, 2009 750mL Bottle. Thanks Andy! Nice, rich, molasses-filled chocolatey aroma. A bit of refined brandy. Smooth.
Creamy. Pours a pitch black with a creamy freshly poured coffee and cream head.
Flavor is well rounded and dense. Such a solid AleSmith porter. There’s a mash
of chocolate, clean roast, and a bit of pine sap. Molasses continues to come
through. This a really solid Imperial Porter. It’s so AleSmith style, in that
it’s clean, the house yeast is distinct and delicious, the malt flavors rich,
detailed, and complex. Balanced. The roast really drys out the sugars. AleSmith
malts like nobody else and I can taste it because there isn’t other crap in the
way. Fantastic!
BgThang (118), Texas, USA
| 4.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 4/5 | 9/10 | 5/5 | 18/20 |
Jun 3, 2009 Wow this beer was awesome.
Bought from south bay drugs back in 2007. Popped it this weekend. The nose was chocolate, roasty, and coffee.
Age has done this one well. I wished I had another bottle to try it next year
hellbilly (1534), scottsdale über alles, Arizona, USA
| 4.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 10/10 | 5/5 | 9/10 | 5/5 | 18/20 |
May 25, 2009 seriously, i stopped taking notes on this once i smelled it! something about cocoa, roast and vanilla with a bitter kick at the end... then it read ’buy more’.
bgburdman9 (823), Columbus, Ohio, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
May 22, 2009 Old rating. Poured dark brown with a little head. Aroma was chocolate and some light hops. Rest was smooth and not much alcohol. pretty solid overall.
Hank1980 (765), Athens, Georgia, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
May 21, 2009 Aroma is sweet caramel, chocolate, light fruit, some bitter notes. Taste is very chocolate, with some fruit, and coffee. Some astringent notes as well. I’m not sure how well this has aged. Overall, the few off notes don’t detract greatly. After reading through some of the other ratings, I’m not sure if this isn’t common. Overall, a good porter that has many complex flavors.
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