 jsquire (2123), St. Marys, Ohio, USA
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 |
Jul 3, 2004 Very dark beer with a brown head that faded into a ring and an oil slick pretty quickly. Nose of red wine vinegar and charcol. Flavors of coffee, roast grain, some plum fruitiness, vinegar and salt. Lots of prior reviews talk about the coffee, but mine is pretty subtle with the coffee. Thanks to willblake for the bottle, but now I want another one to compare.
chriso (4852), London, Greater London, England
| 3.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 12/20 |
Jul 3, 2004 Beer #23 at Spiesy’s. Back to the strong stuff again. I really wanted one of the numerous, much vaunted US craft beers that we tried in this session to blow me away, but this one didn’t do it. Looks nice enough. After that , it’s coffee all the way. The aroma is slightly musty, coffee grounds. The flavours major on bitter espresso coffee, but then it comes over all sweet and alcoholic. Quite pleasant, but a bit one dimensional. Bottled.
CamdenD (625), Madrid, Spain
| 4.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 10/10 | 5/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 16/20 |
Jun 30, 2004 On draught: poured with very little head. Incredible aroma of smoke and almost peat. Thick taste with a hint of chocolate. Wow. Strong too. Understand why it’s an imperial porter! What a fantastic idea.
Marc (477), Yokosuka, Japan
| 4.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Jun 28, 2004 Thick dark chocolate, plums, coffee, rosted malt, cantalope?, bread, and other vegitale things in the nose. Sustaining tan head with a little lacing on top of a deep brown body. Full mouthfeel that is full of coffee, roasted malt, soft sweet dark fruits, and bakers chocolate. Finishes with a lot of dry coco, roasted malt, and breadyness
SilkTork (4192), Rochester, Kent, England
| 2.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 4/10 | 4/5 | 4/10 | 2/5 | 8/20 |
Jun 28, 2004 Bottle @ Spiesy’s gaff. Faint coffee and can aroma. Full, dry, plastic flavour - gains in nastiness. Ugly beer.
piscator34 (1136), Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 5/5 | 16/20 |
Jun 21, 2004 A pitch black porter with very little carbonation. Aromas were an interesting combination of black cherry and milk chocolate. Flavor reminded me very much of a black forest cake, along with notes of coffee and just the faintest notes of hops and alcohol. Great oily mouthfeel too. Thanks to Lubiere for passing this one along!
legion242 (1588), Richardson, Texas, USA
| 4.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 5/5 | 8/10 | 5/5 | 17/20 |
Jun 19, 2004 Wow. Very yummy. Poured pitch black. Dark tan head. The mouthfell was wonderful- very thick, motor oil like. Nice alcohol kick as well.
zathrus13 (1318), Mount Laurel, New Jersey, USA
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 5/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Jun 15, 2004 Pours black with a tan head. Aroma and flavors of coffee and roasted malt. Mouthfeel is creamy and a little oily. Body is just right, heavy, but not too heavy. #97 on my way to 100.
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