 mkgrenwel (420), Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
| 3.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 |
Mar 20, 2006 I guess I wasn’t thinking when I poured this expecting a light fruit beer. The word "black" should have tipped me off that this beer is pretty much a fruit flavored porter. It tastes like dark charred malt. Roasty is an understatement, this definitely tastes burnt. Then strangely the fruit picks it up. I don’t know elderberries, but I guess that’s what I taste. Seems like a mix of grape and blueberry. Full enough flavor and decent palate. Bitter char lingers in the finish. Clean and dry, almost no sweetness.
maniac (2628), Richmond, Virginia, USA
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 5/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Mar 16, 2006 Dark black color with a thin light brown head. Sweet malt aroma, slightly astringent. Sweet fruit flavor with light malt hints.
Numenor (869), Richmond, Virginia, USA
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 12/20 |
Mar 15, 2006 Black body with a light reddish tint to it. No head is present when poured. Fruits, plums, cherrys, lderberries dominate the aroma and accent the taste. Very spicy body with a spicy ending as well.
Aurelius (2652), Tallahassee, Florida, USA
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 |
Mar 14, 2006 Dark, malty fruit aroma with cocoa almost a whiff of cinnamon. Opaque brown with a stiff tan head. Tangy and homebrew-like. Dark malts give ita a porter/coffee taste. Finishes quite bitterly, medium heavy body without a whole lot of residual CO<sub>2</sub>. Metallic on the lips. Clingy aftertaste. Technically decent, but I didn’t enjoy this on an empty stomach.
iambeer (255), Ontario, Canada
| 2.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 4/10 | 3/5 | 5/10 | 3/5 | 12/20 |
Mar 13, 2006 4 style gift pack, this one reminded me of some kind of berry wine, torelable. Too much like sour fruit, least favorite in the bunch.
gilvanblight (397), Windsor, Ontario, Canada
| 4.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Mar 5, 2006 Dark red pour, could be mistaken for wine if not for the thin tan pinkish head. Scent of berry present right after opening. Some malt but mainly berry in the taste. Much less sweet then expected but still sweeter then usual ale. A bit of coffee and malt came out in the finish. Aftertaste has some bitterness. I really like this one.
kook (2034), Perth, Western Australia, Australia
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Mar 1, 2006 Bottle: Really dark black with a tan head. Berry and fruit aroma. Sweet soft chocolate flavour with berrie notes. Medium bodied, nice.
TheEpeeist (1476), Swarthmore, Pennsylvania, USA
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 |
Feb 26, 2006 Updated: Mar 4, 200612 oz bottle. 1 of 4 from a gift pack. Dark cola color with burgundy tinges. Dirty tan yeasty head settles to a film with some lacing. Smells of brown bread, molasses and chocolate; licorice and cigar. Tastes like a basic oatmeal stout with hints of chocolate raspberries. Medium body with alcohol coming through in the end.
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