 kmweaver (2501), Sebastopol, California, USA
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 14/20 |
Feb 27, 2008 22oz bottle, courtesy of tytoanderso. Thanks, Tyler! Pours a dark, cherry cola color; light tan head with fine-bubbled lacing. Lots of chewy chocolate, roasted coffee, and dried fruits in the aroma; light spice. Medium-to-full mouthfeel: well-roasted coffee, plenty of chocolate, and chewy dried fruits; relaxed carbonation; silky smooth presence in the mouth, with lots of roasted / chocolate / bready notes. Medium, dry finish: coffee, dark chocolate, and lingering mineral hop bitterness; mouthdrying.
GG (1678), NorCal, California, USA
| 4.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 4/5 | 10/10 | 4/5 | 18/20 |
Feb 26, 2008 NorCal Feb ’08 - A big thanks to faro99 for bringing this with him on his recent trip out West. This is just an outrageously tasty beer. Just sublime. Perfectly balanced is the key here. A nose of iced coffee, hazlenut, chocolate, dark brown sugar...man...nice. Appearance is dark chocolate/near black in color with a nice two finger thick head. Mouthfeel is creamy, silky smooth and oh so balanced with the carbonation. Flavors...whew...flavors are just mouthwatering coffee, roasted malts, nicely hopped, caramel. Reminds me of eating some kind of See’s chocolate. The roasty bitterness and the sweet malts really hit it off. Amazingly easy to drink. Highly recommended.
keoki182 (305), West Bend, Wisconsin, USA
| 4.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Feb 25, 2008 Outstanding porter. Pours dark mahogany with minimal light penetration. Much cocoa flavor balanced with bitterness of a sourish porter. Delicious.
BustedFlat (554), Edina, Minnesota, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Feb 8, 2008 Poured pitch black with a very thin head. Aroma - Roast malt and coffee. Taste was dominated by roast malt and cocoa with some hints of smoke and sweet caramel. Very smooth and creamy with little bitterness. I will definitely be buying this one again.
Ty5592 (1015), Lansdale, Pennsylvania, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Feb 7, 2008 Bottle from Stine. Medium brown color with creamy tan head. Aroma of Chocolate, brown sugar, maple sugar, and medium roasted malt. malty oily texteure.The taste was the same with light sweetness and bitter coffee finish. Solid beer.
Syd (910), Waconia, Minnesota, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 14/20 |
Jan 26, 2008 Bottle pours almost black with a nice bright and contrasting head - pretty. The aroma is maple syrup, fresh toast, coffee, a lot like a pancake breakfast. The flavor is of semi sweet dark chocolate, coffee, some fruitcake, and just a touch of lingering bitterness. The palate is medium bodied with some decent carbonation to clean up after itself. Overall, my favorite from these guys. Listened to the namesake - Rush Cygnus X-1 while drinking this. Well done!
ElGaucho (1730), Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
| 3.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 12/20 |
Jan 22, 2008 Draught at Happy Gnome, St. Paul. Faint aroma. Murky dark red. Not bad but not my favorite.
SirPip (13), Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Jan 22, 2008 Updated: Feb 4, 2009Opaque brown pour, with little to no head. Lot’s of chocolate and coffee aromas, along with some bready notes. High carbonation, but not overbearing. Long cocoa finish.
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