 yjb (110), Bloomington, Indiana, USA
| 4.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 5/10 | 4/5 | 10/10 | 4/5 | 18/20 |
Aug 4, 2007 Updated: Nov 4, 2007Light fluffy clouds of head top this dark beer mountain. Trudging through a thick forests of coffee, cocoa & malt an unexpected (&unplanned?)magic jumps from behind the trees, offering a sour treat. Despite the smoke (&\mirrorsrorrim/&), the alcohol sticks out like a giraffe hiding behind some shrubbery... -... A bit bitter on the decent.
milewide (613), Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA
| 4.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 5/10 | 5/5 | 10/10 | 4/5 | 20/20 |
Aug 2, 2007 Updated: Aug 5, 2007Ton of roasted malt flavor without the stout sweetness or thickness. Finishes with nice hop bitterness. Some sour taste which seems right because early porters had soiled brew from past days mixed in with today’s ale to lower cost, Almost black color. Best porter I’ve tried.
SturmWulf (65), USA
| 4.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 10/10 | 5/5 | 9/10 | 5/5 | 18/20 |
Jul 31, 2007 Nice strong aroma of malt, chocolate, caramel and coffee.Poured a dark brown/ black with a thick creamy tan head that very slowly receded into a nice creamy cap. Left lots of lacing. Tastes of roated malt, milk chocolate, coffee and burnt malt. The malt was robust, the chocolate sweet, the coffee bitter and the burnt malt was softly smoky.
Body was medium, texture was sticky, carbonation was very soft, a dry very slightly bitter finish. This is a very good Porter!!! I will definitely buy again. The coffee bitterness was bit too much, but the other flavors were excellent and it has a excellent finish. I will definitely buy again! Another fantastic brew by Arcadia! Served in a Pint.
jstraw (774), Chicago, Illinois, USA
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 16/20 |
Jul 16, 2007 Dark brown with fair chocolate head / Roast malt nose / Medium body / Toasty, somewhat simple, chocolate, caramel and moderate smoke flavors / Fair, slightly bitter finish.
mabel (2626), Toronto, Ontario, Canada
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Jul 10, 2007 [407-20070707] Bottle (c/o DuctTape). Chocolate aroma. Dark brown black body with a long-lasting creamy off-white head. Flavour continues chocolate malt with some coffee. Pretty smooth full body. Very nice chocolatey brew.
michael-pollack (2719), King of Prussia, Pennsylvania, USA
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 5/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Jun 21, 2007 Draught: Aroma was malty, with hints of chocolate, smoke, and roasting followed by a bit of piney hops. Poured black in color with a big, foamy, creamy, tan head that lasted throughout. Excellent lacing. Opaque. Medium sweet flavor. Tastes of alcohol, malts, smoke, chocolate, molasses, and roasting. Medium body. Oily, creamy texture. Soft carbonation. Sweet, malty finish. Overall, a solid porter that might benefit from a bigger body.
robertsreality (2460), Minnesota, USA
| 3.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 |
Jun 19, 2007 Dark Dark Brown with Tan Head. Roast and Smoke Notes on the Nose...Smells Very Dry. Heavy Mouthfeel.. Big Malted Presence...Large Roasted Notes and Smoked Flavor..Smoke is Pretty Well Balanced...Some Bakers Chocolate...Dry and Bittering Ending.
hopson (595), Williamsville, New York, USA
| 3.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 12/20 |
Jun 8, 2007 uninspriring and overrated. Barely any noticable flavor. Some roasted malt, but not much in the way of coffee or chocalate as advertised. Bitterness was there, but with such a watery malt backbone, this was like tasting "Porter Light". Eddy Fitz from Great Lakes is a far better example of the style.
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