 alexsdad06 (1088), Ohio, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Oct 12, 2008 12 oz. bottle. Pours dark brown color with a medium sized beige head. The aroma is dark chocolate, light roasted malts, light darker fruits, and a hint of smoke. The flavor is much of the same: dark chocolate, roasted malt, a hint of smoke, mildly sweet caramel. Medium bodied with good mouthfeel. This is a very solid porter.
msante79 (835), Orland Hills, Illinois, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Oct 11, 2008 Bottle. Pours very dark brown with tan head. Aroma is coffee, chocolate, brown sugar and roasted malt. Flavor is dominated by strong coffee. Also tasted roasted malt, chocolate and brown sugar. If you like your coffee black you will enjoy this. Resembles a stout more than a porter.
Cletus (5057), Connecticut, USA
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Oct 9, 2008 Bottle courtesy of sloth. Pours brown with a thin tan head. Smells of chocolate, spice, brown sugar. Tastes of chocolate, cherries, hints of roasted malt.
wheelz843 (211), Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA
| 3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 5/10 | 3/5 | 11/20 |
Oct 1, 2008 bottle. pours very dark with a thick head. very strong coffee taste. almost too strong for me.
kopher (305), New York, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Sep 23, 2008 Pours a nice dark caramelly brown, topped with a whispy tan head.
Strong malt aroma, lots of coffee, and some green olives.
Taste is mostly coffee and dark chocolate, and the alcohol is definitely apparent.
Silky and oily mouthfeel, with a nice medium body.
It has a bitter chocolate finish that unfortunately does not linger...
Maverick34 (708), New York, USA
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 13/20 |
Sep 19, 2008 Draft@dba. Twas’ a porter, was it not? Some coffee chox and all that. I didn’t think it was that great but who am I to argue with the godofconsensus?
kseecs16 (887), Naperville, Illinois, USA
| 3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 12/20 |
Aug 31, 2008 Bottle. Pours an opaque dark brown with a creamy thin tan head that dissipates quickly and laces the glass slightly. Aroma was coffee and chocolately malt I did not detect any smoke character. Nice roast character some sweet notes pretty basic. Medium bodied with a dry roast lingering aftertaste.
502Flavors (621), Louisville, Kentucky, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Aug 23, 2008 Updated: Oct 31, 2008on tap at a local bar. Black pour with a very minimal (likely the result of a poor bar tender’s poor) tan head. Aroma of roasted malt and smoke. Flavor was dominated by roasted malt, smoke, tobacco, and molasses. Smooth and silky medium body with minimal carbonation. Overall: a good gritty porter that is definitely worth trying.
(RERATE) Bottled version this time. Dark brown, almost black. Pretty solid medium tan head. Solid aroma, but a bit of soy in there (the worst possible quality for my palate). Same with flavor. Its solid and tolerable, but riding that soy verge. Not as good as I remember it being on tap but good.
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