JaBier (1261), Capital City, Ohio, USA
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 | Jan 5, 2009 Bottle. Pours darkest brown with some off-white head. Caramel aroma with some coffee. Flavor of coffee and chocolate. Not bad. Thought from the name that it would be awful. dolemite77 (184), Maryville, Tennessee, USA
| 3.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 | Nov 21, 2008 11/17/08, tap at the Coxe Ave. location of APBC. Pours like a standard porter, looks a bit thin. Flavor is hard roasted malts. Not a great porter, but palatable. Would be better if it didn’t seem so watery. Butters (1651), Virginia, USA
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 12/20 | Oct 30, 2008 Very dark brown with chestnut highlights and thin ring of tan head. Sweet dark malt aroma with some peat. Roast chocolate comes out in th flavor. Tmoney99 (4781), Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 | Oct 23, 2008 Draft sample at KBJ08. Poured clear brown color with medium off-white frothy head that mostly lasted with good lacing. Medium roasted coffee aroma. Medium to full body with a flat carbonation. Medium chocolate sweet flavor with a medium sweet finish of moderate to long duration. Sold drinkable brew. nqualls (1428), Nashville, Tennessee, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 | Oct 21, 2008 Sample at the Knoxville Brewer’s Jam. Poured a dark brown with a thin brown head. Aroma of coffee. Flavor was bitter chocolate, roasted malt and coffee. Bitter, dry finish. BeerHawk (1175), Huntsville, Alabama, USA
| 3.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 | Oct 21, 2008 Sampled at the 2008 Knoxville Brewers’ Jam. Soda brown in the glass with a creamy tan head that left some lacing. Roasty malt aroma. The flavor has chocolate malts with a hint of coffee. Medium body and sweet throughout. lithy (1800), Knoxville, Tennessee, USA
| 3.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 | Oct 13, 2008 Sampled at the 12th Annual Knoxville Brewer’s Jam. Deep dark brown with a thin light tan head. Some good retention. Smooth roasty coffees in the aroma, some roasted malt and coffee tastes. Pretty big hop and bitter roasted malt finish. NYHarvey (2154), New York, New York, USA
| 3.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 | Jul 18, 2008 Growler. Low key aroma with mild roast malt and chocolate. Dark brown body with a wispy fading tan head. Lightly astringent, bitter roast malts, mild chocolate. Some sweet cream and vanilla notes in the finish. Thin bodied.
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