 BeerandBlues2 (3223), Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Mar 3, 2007 22-oz. hand-bottled from tjthresh. Pours dark brown with a spare, fizzy, light brown head, mostly diminishing, spare lacing. Aroma is average malt (caramel, nutty), light hops (grass), average yeast (dough) with notes of cocoa. Medium bodied, thin texture, soft carbonation and a chalky finish. Average duration, moderate sweetness, light acidity and bitterness; chocolate and cocoa malt flavor.
sliffy (2012), Columbus, Ohio, USA
| 3.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 2/5 | 14/20 |
Mar 3, 2007 Hand bottle shared by bgburdman at C-Bus 6: Dark brown pour with a white head. Aroma is roasty, with some caramel, and sweet chocolate notes. Flavor, coffee, some chocolate and dark fruits, some roasted notes. It’s very thin though, almost anorexic.
moejuck (1165), Ohio, USA
| 3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 5/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 12/20 |
Mar 3, 2007 Shared by bgburdman at C-bus 6. Not a ton of aroma here--a light weak coffee. Almost black in color with a medium to light palate. Light malt and weak coffee flavors--unimpressive effort.
mreusch (736), Olathe, Kansas, USA
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Feb 23, 2007 Updated: Mar 28, 2008Tap @ FS; pours a dark black, thin tan head and great lacing. Roasty aroma of chocolate, molasses and espresso. Taste is a thick mouthfeel that provides a nice coating of malts that lingers. A nice take on a baltic porter! **Rerate, 03/28/2008, bumped it up after trying again this year, good as ever, and seemingly a bit more depth of character this time around. Good stuff!**
tjthresh (1778), Greenfield, Indiana, USA
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Feb 18, 2007 Dark brown to black just sitting in the glass. Tawny when held to light. Smallish tan head. Quite a bit of malt flavor with a nice dry finish. Chocoate, charcoal, roast. Some vanilla notes. No real hop character. Sort of a marshmallow fluff mouth feel.
harlequinn (2745), Tacoma, Washington, USA
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Jan 2, 2006 This is one of my favorite styles and this would be one of the shining examples of this. The oak againg is especially present, with a mellow smokiness that medls into some woody vanilla notes, but not to be overdone by the roastiness of the malts the creaminess of the chocolate and some bready fruity esthers as well. Just a hint of molasses, candy and brownsugar with just a bit of licorice in the finish. A truly fine beer
ElJefe (553), Rochester, New York, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Oct 8, 2005 Pours a dark, dark brown with red highlights. Light brown head. Aroma of coffee, tobacco, and roasted malt, with just a touch of dark fruitiness. Flavor of coffee, burnt oak, vanilla, and molasses. Chocolate and dry wood in the finish. Moderately hopped. Smooth, thick mouthfeel. Thanks to TAR for this one.
willblake (2179), Belcamp, Maryland, USA
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 |
Oct 7, 2005 09.29.05 GABF Dark maple brown. Aromas of rubber, tobacco, fruit salad. Mild and thin compared to Koff and others. Great bitterness, roasty goodness.
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