 Gusler (2656), Tucson, Arizona, USA
Dec 28, 2000
lucky for me that I have a friend who drives down here from their hometown about 3 or 4 times a year. He just last week brought me a case of hales ales, a mixed bag, Now I have sampled them all. Dark and rich, nice nose and a great semisweet finish.
baobubba (430), Seattle, Washington, USA
Oct 23, 2003 Dark nut brown in appearance with a thin off-white head. Nice chocolatey aroma with a hint of cotton candy and molasses. Fruit comes out on the semi-sweet taste that finishes a little bitter. The bitterness almost seems as if it could be coming from the malts, but with some thought I am sure it is a hop bitterness. A good porter.
prpplague (247), Euless, Texas, USA
May 8, 2003 dark rum colored appearance with super fine carbonation bubbles, very small head and minimal lace, goor rich coffe/carmel aroma, with smooth chocolate taste and pleasant hop/carmalized sugar finish
Crit (2239), New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada
Dec 12, 2002 Tan head. Smoky burnt nose. Dry roasted malt flavor.
Good body.
BillKismet (1410), Seattle, Washington, USA
Dec 8, 2002 Black bodied with a ring of head and a twinge of amber. The atmospher, unfortunately was quite smokey. However, the aroma itself was undeniably smoky with a burnt attribute. The flavor was deep, dry coffee and by most accounts, this beer seemed akin to a lower a/c imperial stout. Need to sample again.
KingPinHead (390), Des Moines, Washington, USA
Jul 29, 2002 Had this on a hand-engine...Aroma is malty--both sweet and roasty, and also a bit estery..very nice indeed. This is what a porter should look like: darkest brown with a creamy wheat-hued head that coats the glass as it is drawn down. The flavor is rich and complex: mellow roastiness introduces itself, followed by a bloom of flavors ranging from a modest fruity tang to subtle sweet caramel to the mild/dry hop/coffee finish. This brew is smooth and has a fine creamy feel to it--substantial body as well, but not ’heavy.’ This is an outstanding example of the brewer’s art in evidence: complex, well-balanced, attractive to behold...Mike Hale’s dedicated team impresses once again...
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