 Brad (364), Berkley, Michigan, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Jun 22, 2005 Bottle: Pours black/deep brown, with a reasonably sustaining tan head. Aroma brought out a scent I have never before experianced, black olives, salt, faint cocoa/coffee and woodsiness (might be making up words here). Flavor was mostly coffee, nice subtle bitterness in finish. Mouthfeel was smooth and velvety.
ante (2942), Stockholm, Sweden
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 14/20 |
Apr 24, 2005 Black, light brown sticky head. Burnt aroma of cocoa, black chocolate and coffee. Full flavour of chocolate, coffee and cocoa powder. Full oily body. Burnt finish of raisin and brown sugar.
stouby (1945), Holbaek, Denmark
| 3.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 4/5 | 12/20 |
Apr 20, 2005 Bottle, in GB.
Black with brown head, large size, good lacings. Aroma of roated/burnt malt (münchner, chocolate) and licorice. Flavor bitter of malt, no taste of hops. Medium to full body, oily, soft carbonated. The alcohol is felt.
NosirIwont (1180), Aalborg Vestby, Denmark
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Apr 16, 2005 Bottle. Pitch black colour with a nice off-white/brownish head. Aroma is sweetish with notes of coffee and a fruity detail I can’t seem to place. Flavour is equally sweetish with coffe notes and also has the same ’unplaceable’ fruitness as is found in the aroma. Faint metallic notes. Could do with a bit more bitterness.
DrBeer (777), Danderyd Stockholm, Sweden
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Apr 11, 2005 Opaque black with beige thin head.
Malty aroma with notes of coffee, smoke and rubber.
Smoky flavor with notes of coffee, malt and chocolate. Round with bitter dry finish.
jbrus (4872), Delft, Netherlands
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 14/20 |
Apr 10, 2005 Bottled. At the start cooked vegetable but that disappears soon and in comes the coffee and maybe a little smoke. Black, light brown, fair lace. Sweet, bitter, coffee, very roasted bitter finish, quite full. Very nice but the bitterness is a bit out of balance with the sweetness. Thanks Dalle!
dortmunder (961), Herdecke, Germany
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Mar 8, 2005 Bottled. Black colour with a reddish tinge. Small, off-white, quickly diminishing head. Coffee and caramel aroma with notes of butterscotch. Tastes coffeish, chocolatey and caramelly. Quite bitter. Bitter and chocolatey in the finish. Mediumbodied, slightly creamy texture. This is surely a nice porter, but not overly complex and a tad to bitter for my liking. Still, very enjoyable. Thanks to joss for this one.
SpringsLicker (2043), Tennessee, USA
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Feb 24, 2005 Thanks go out to Madsberg for sending this one!
This one is sitting here in front of me just as black as night and the huge tan head is slowly filling with holes, yet it refuses to die into the body of the beer. Big spider webs appear on the sides of the glass where the stickyness remains.
It’s still quite cold, but already there is a nice chocolate and coffee aroma building from the meringue-like head.
This beer has lots of body so you can work it slowly in your mouth. Very soft first impression, full and rich. Well balanced, not too sweet, not too bitter, but lots of smooth cocoa and coffee flavors with a long finish. You can take some time before you need to sip again with this. Nice indeed.
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