 Cruzan59 (197), Lititz, Pennsylvania, USA
| 2.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 4/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 2/5 | 12/20 |
Jul 20, 2007 12oz bottle from variety case bought from Brewers Outlet (Butler Ave)...pours black with big fizzy head...old batch?..lots of air escaped when I cracked the cap...smell of espresso and black currant...taste of smokey dark chocolate and coffee, slightly bitter alcohol...very carbonated (too much)...thin-medium mouthfeel...I like this beer but I think I may have gotten an old case.
AlKHall (161), West Hartford, Connecticut, USA
| 2.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 4/10 | 4/5 | 4/10 | 4/5 | 10/20 |
Jul 19, 2007 a little bitter but it has a lot of intersting flavors and aromas - roasted coffee and dark maltiness. The alch taste is a little high, but its ok. Wilamette hops was an excellent choice for this one....
swanmann (308), Norman, Oklahoma, USA
| 2.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 4/10 | 3/5 | 4/10 | 2/5 | 10/20 |
Jul 15, 2007 Bottle poured into a trapist glass poured very particulate dark chocolate looking brew. I think the aroma pretty much escaped right out of the bottle, and never into the glass. I detect very suble alcohol and chocolate notes. The head settled quickly. I can’t tell if it’s just too sweet or too acidic. I think it needs to be a high-gravity brew...?
biggenius29 (155), Hamilton, Michigan, USA
| 2.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 5/10 | 3/5 | 3/10 | 2/5 | 10/20 |
Jul 12, 2007 Not very impressed. Huge head that shrinks to a small film on top of the beer. It has a metallic taste that lingers. There is also a alcohol burn.
LaChad (1375), San Francisco, California, USA
| 2.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 5/10 | 4/5 | 5/10 | 2/5 | 7/20 |
Jul 12, 2007 Bottle. Almost black and minimally roasty in the aroms. Rather thin and a bit metallic, as others have pointed out. Seriously needs some more zing!
Quevillon (1529), Sainte-Thérèse, Quebec, Canada
| 3.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Jul 11, 2007 Bu à la brasserie, en fut (échatillon). Brune cola, moyen collet. Arome plaisant de malte roti, un peu chocolaté. Goût de malte un peu torrifier, avec des fruits amères. Pas mal!
puzzl (2621), New York, New York, USA
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 13/20 |
Jul 5, 2007 Here I am, drinkin’ mah beer. Mah beer pours with a lot a foam. Too much foam, you might say. Coal don’t have no foam. This coal does, though.
You say, hey, this smells a little tinny. But too you gots chocolate and roast. Yer normal old porter, it is. And then there on it pours in the mouth. Still a little tin, y’know? But, mah bottle be kinda old, see, so maybe, maybe that’s it? Is that all we was born fer? A little this, a little that. Not bad, paw. Could do a feller nice on a warm day, see.
nearbeer (1834), Knoxville, Tennessee, USA
| 3.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 4/5 | 13/20 |
Jun 18, 2007 Updated: Jul 30, 2007Bottle, with no notches on the date codes. Huge, lasting head on top of a nearly-opaque black beer. Aroma is metallic hops with dry-smoked, earthy molasses. Flavor is mild British yeast and smoky-metallic roasted malt flavors. Palate is very smooth and very dry; medium-bodied.
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