 GeneralGao (3076), Iowa City, Iowa, USA
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Jul 27, 2008 12oz bottle. Nice smoky, roasty aroma with a chocolate accent. Poured an opaque black color. The head was light brown and thick with good retention and lacing. Medium bodied and slightly sweet. I tasted chocolate, burnt stick, smoked meat, and a hint of molasses. Good to the last drop. I haven’t been wowed by many of Arcadia’s beers, but this one was solid, especially for smoke lovers.
xmarcnolanx (807), Kirkwood, Missouri, USA
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 14/20 |
Jul 26, 2008 My first beer since the 28th of of April.
Aroma is chocolaty sourness, and maybe some smoke.
Taste is slightly metallic and sour with tons of cocoa and a savory soy flavor (umame).
Finishes slightly hoppy, bitter cocoa ash and sourness.
drewbeerme (2315), Chicago, Illinois, USA
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 14/20 |
Jul 7, 2008 12oz bottle. pours black with creamy tan head. aroma is a bit smoked meaty and some bakers chocolate. flavor has smoke, caramel, sweet chocolate, somewhat charred, soy sauce, and possiby mineral finish. pretty tasty smoked porter.
BrewDad (2393), Olympia, Washington, USA
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 5/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 14/20 |
Jul 3, 2008 12 Bottle - Trade - Masonjer
Aroma – Huge Dark malt and smoke aroma loved the chocolate and coffee lingering also.
Appearance – Dark Black in color, light had and clear if you can see through black. LOL
Flavor – A huge beer with tons of flavor. The smoke was light and the coffee and chocolate was very good.
Palate – Nice Porter Mouthfeel, Very good texture with a good dry finish.
Overall – This was a huge beer that had flavor for the next 3 beers. Not your usual sipping porter this was like a stout with flavor.
Beer2000 (1855), Kristiansand, Norway
| 4.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 18/20 |
Jun 26, 2008 355ml bottle. Dark brown body with a nice beige head. Aroma is bitter malty with a pleasant hint of acidity (cellarnote). Flavor is a very pleasant mix of bitter chocolate malt and wild yeast. Full body and long finish.
eaglefan538 (2403), Wilmington, Delaware, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 14/20 |
Jun 23, 2008 From bottle. Pour was dark brown, stout-like, good head (somewhat hard to pour within the style). The aroma was strong chocolate, light roast (not evidently beechwood, though?). Flavor followed the aroma in that chocolate and cocoa were the feature, some light roast, but full molasses and licorice were also present underneath it all. Mouthfeel was silky smooth, a tad grainy, but overall pretty nice. Porters have been rather un-enticing this summer season, but I finally got around to this one and enjoyed it relatively speaking.
zootfinster (179), Chicago, Illinois, USA
| 2.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 5/10 | 4/5 | 5/10 | 3/5 | 12/20 |
Jun 23, 2008 Pours a deep brown color. Tan Head. Very malty and very chocolaty. A bit too bitter for me to say it’s one of my favorites yet a very respectable beer
PilsnerPeter (2667), Flushing, New York, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 |
Jun 6, 2008 Tap at Barcade: Deep brown pour with ruby at the edges. Has a strong tan head. Dark fruit aroma with lots of charred raisins and chocolate roast. Creamy body. The flavor is nice with some dark fruit character- burnt raisins, plums, dark malt, chocolate roast and a smooth mild coffee roast in the finish. Smooth, well integrated and tasty. A nice Porter.
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