 dkachur (2316), Charlottesville, Virginia, USA
Oct 7, 2009 12 ounce bottle courtesy of jcwattsrugger. Thanks! Pours a very dark brown color with nearly no head. Aroma is light roasted malts with leather and tobacco notes as well as some mocha notes. Taste is roasty and nutty with notes of leather, tobacco, bitter coffee and dark chocolate in the finish. Medium bodied. Quite smooth.
SaintMatty (1197), Tallinn, Estonia
Sep 25, 2009 Bottle - Very dark brown with a tan head. Malty and chocolatey aroma with a faint hint of coffee and leather. Chocolatey taste with roasted malt, cocoa and coffee. Nice and smooth and easy to drink, but it feels a bit watery in places. Having said that, it’s really enjoyable.
hughie (3016), Bedford, Bedfordshire, England
Aug 31, 2009 Bottle from GBBF ’09. Very dark brown with a beige head. Aroma is leathery, ashy plum. Sour taste with chocolate sweetness and a dry finish. Decent porter.
sebletitje (1880), Tampa, Florida, USA
Aug 26, 2009 courtesy of jcwattsrugger
pours brown with beige head.
Aroma had a lot of cereal notes that seemed like Smack cereal box, some roasted malts.
Flavor was on the weak side, plenty of grainy/cereal, roasted malts with notes of chocolate and a watery finish.
cgarvieuk (4159), Edinburgh, Scotland
Aug 21, 2009 Bottle at home from my GBBF haul ... Oh my I cant belive that 10% of the ratings have picked this up from GBBF and this is a US Ale... deep brown ... thin tan lacing ... nice soft coffee roast malt ... soft ... little chocolat e... toasted malt s ... toffee ... decent soft easy toffee malt ... nice but still not quite there
TBone (6675), Pori, Finland
Aug 6, 2009 Bottled (at ChrisO).
Dark nut brown color, small beige head. Dark malts and spices in the aroma. Quite flat mouthfeel. Some chocolate, dark toasted malts. Wineous feeling. A bit sweet, not much. Balanced porter.
oh6gdx (8795), Vasa, Finland
Aug 6, 2009 Bottled. Deep rubyish ambery colour, small brown head. Aroma is roasted malts, som chocolate, coffee and mild vanillaish notes. Flavour is fruits, some roasted malts, mild syrupy notes as well. Aroma was promising, but the flavourside left a bit thin.
Tmoney99 (4652), Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
Jul 22, 2009 Sample at Noogfest High 5.
Poured clear dark brown color with an average frothy off-white head that mostly lasted with excellent lacing. Moderate toasted chocolate malt aroma. Medium body with a smooth texture and flat carbonation. Medium to heavy sweet toasted flavor with a medium to heavy sweet finish of moderate duration.
Drinkable brew that met my expectations.
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