 Cletus (5001), Connecticut, USA
Nov 1, 2009 Pours dark brown with a tan head. Smells of roasted malt and earthy. Tastes roasty and nutty with some chocolate hints and a lactic sourness on the finish.
harrisoni (6703), Ashford, Kent, England
Oct 5, 2009 Bottle at MesandSim’s tasting Aug 09. Black, tan head. Liquorice on aroma and in flavour. Over carbonated so difficult to drink and even trying to de-gas it didn’t make a huge difference. A little thin in the mouthfeel. Some coffee flavour on the swallow. Not great and a bit thin overall.
hopdog (5525), Lansdale, Pennsylvania, USA
Sep 27, 2009 750ml bottle shared courtesy of Josh. Poured a dark brown color with a larger sized off white head. Aromas of roastiness, caraeml, and some nuttiness. Tastes of roast, chocolate, nuts, and had a tart and light sourness that grew on me.
egajdzis (3598), Spring Mount, Pennsylvania, USA
Sep 27, 2009 Dark brown with a large, light tan head that left nice lacing on the glass. Aroma of roasted malts, some chocolate, caramel, and wood. Taste of roasted malts, cocoa, smoke, and tart cherry / bacteria. I questioned this being a true porter, but having read the description, they really nailed this one! Thanks Josh!
TomDecapolis (3127), Skippack, Pennsylvania, USA
Sep 26, 2009 Pours a deep brown with a small bubbly tan head. Aroma of caramel, toffee, tobacco and nuts. Flavor of nuts, caramel, toffee, tobacco an tea.
MesandSim (5790), London, Greater London, England
Aug 31, 2009 A Mes rate. Bottle at home.
Almost black with a thin beige head. This is actually really good. I honestly was not expecting much from this but I have to say this is a really good US take of an English style done in a traditional and very authentic way. Maybe it lacks a little body but the roast malt and slight sourness are spot on. Faint liquorice and nutty notes. Lovely and dry. Maybe a little too carbonated but it’s not too much of a problem. Very good all round.
WeeHeavySD (2940), San Diego (Hillcrest), California, USA
Jul 7, 2009 Really only rating 2. surprised. 750ml, that I got via trade a ways back, can’t recall exactly from who shared with dalekliz. Pours blackish brown with a tan head. Nose is sweet tart and sour in there too. Taste is tart funky, wow really pretty damn good and interesting. yum, weird, yum.
Dickinsonbeer (3434), Hoboken, New Jersey, USA
Feb 7, 2009 750 ml bottle shared by Tertons- Thanks Nelson!! Pours a nice deep amber-brown with a massive high carbonation head which eventually fades. Aroma is funked out chocolate malt and slightly sour- nutty and salty oxidation. Chocolate malt flavor but the sour funk cuts it to make it salty and slick, brett funk, some weird pedio sourness, and a bit lactic in the end. Finishes fairly dry and a bit weak overall. Strange brew.
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