 Svesse (2683), Hässelby, Sweden
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 |
Feb 19, 2009 (Bottle, Ölbaren, Copenhagen, 14 Feb 2009) black colour with ruby hints. Creamy, pale brown head. Malty, roasted nose with cocoa, roasted coffee and citrussy hops. Malty, roasted taste with notes of coffee and chocolate, citrussy hops in the finish. Medium body, smooth mouthfeel, mainly dry. Solid and nice porter.
RCL (1486), Waltham, Massachusetts, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Feb 15, 2009 Pours a very dark brown, opaque but for the rim. Fairly light coffee aroma, but with a very nice dry chocolate/cocoa flavor.
illidurit (895), Santa Cruz, California, USA
| 3.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Feb 14, 2009 Pour: Bomber to pint glass. Darkest brown, clear, with a thin beige head that fizzles out pretty quickly. A tiny amount of lacing.
Nose: Toasted grains, cream and coffee, some roast.
Mouth: Black coffee, slightly sour roast, some charcoal. Lacks some sweetness and body. Very dry, maybe a little astringent. Overall just seems a little watered down.
puggy211 (591), cordova, Tennessee, USA
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 13/20 |
Feb 11, 2009 Light coffee aroma. Dark brown body with a thin head. Medium palate. Coffee flavor up front, not much hop presence, and finishes clean. Very light and easy to drink porter.Good beer.
BrotherGrendel (599), San Diego, California, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Feb 8, 2009 AR- Moderate roasty aroma, hints of sweet coffee and chocolate in support of modest hop aroma of pine and grass, dark fruit esters linger, no diacetyl
AP- Very dark brown hue that borders on opaque, full tan-colored head with good retention, swaths of lacing on the glass
FL- Moderate malts with lightly burnt coffee and chocolate flavors, touch of roasty malts, medium hop bitterness and flavor (grass/pine), some light sourness in the finish
PA- Medium-bodied, moderate carbonation, slight astringency, low level of alcohol warmth, smooth texture with light prickliness in finish
OV- Good balance of darker malts with American hops, the roast is present throughout, some slight distraction due to the slight lactic sourness
Aubrey (2778), Denver, Colorado, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 16/20 |
Feb 7, 2009 Bottle: Pours deep burgundy-brown with a creamy light-tan head. Tingly carbonation up front, creamier toward the finish. Light to medium body. Very nice roasty aromas. Flavors were pretty nice as well. Chocolate, coffee, sweet milk, and light maple syrup. Mild bitterness in the finish, like bitter coffee. Espresso and cream in the aftertaste. Nice porter.
arrogantb (712), Denver, Colorado, USA
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Jan 30, 2009 Ballast point recently showed up in Colorado and so I picked this up. Black, whoa, shocking. Smells good and like a porter should but what strikes me is the flavor. Robust and strong flavor, almost like a stout, very nice. I may need to buy another to make a final judgment but this was cool.
Serving type: bottle
Reviewed on: 12-04-2008 06:16:30
Bradrcr (781), Renton, Washington, USA
| 4.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Jan 26, 2009 1/26/09 From the bottle. Aroma is chocolatey with a dark fruit background that is nearly perfect. Appearance is dark brown with a low cream colored head. Flavor is light and chocolatey with almost no bittering. Mouthfeel is medium bodied, creamy, with very low carb texture and almost no toast astringency. Overall, about a easy drinking as a porter gets, this beer is a great find.
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