 Gregis (923), Shawnee, Kansas, USA
Jun 10, 2007
Pours a crude oil black with a large, rocky, dark mocha head. Quite beautiful. The aroma is huge and complex; you can smell this beer a foot away from the glass. Heavy roasted malts, chocolate, toffee, raisins, plums and vanilla all delight the olfactory system. The only thing that kept this one from being a "10" is an odd, light soy sauce note in the background. The mouthfeel is fairly full-bodied, oily, moderately carbonated and lightly bitter at the finish. The flavor, while not quite the sensory overload that the nose presents, is quite satisfying. Sweet roasted malts, plum, raisin, vanilla and coffee notes conclude in a lightly dry finish. This is a remarkable beer.
adamlangolf (6), Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
does not count  Oct 13, 2008 Somewhat sweet and malty. Deep black. I’m definitely tasting some licorice. A decent smell but I’ve had more interesting Porter’s.
MrChopin (208), Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Oct 13, 2008 Thanks to lithy for the bottle!
Beautiful sepia color with a short-lived yet rich, creamy tan head. There’s some roast malt and chocolate in the nose, but it’s driven by very sweet, sugary fruit: plum, raisin, near grape juice. Flavor is similarly fruity, more coffee present than chocolate, long in sweet malt. Full bodied and rich, it’s not quite as smooth as I’d like. Still a great beer; my main regret was it being only 33cl.
Archibaldo de la Cruz (140), Finland
Oct 7, 2008 Bottle. Pitch black colour with a nice brown head. Roasted malt and liquorice aroma. The flavour is sweet, liquorice and roasted malt with hints of coffee and dark chocolate. Long, roasted and bitter aftertaste. Full-bodied and smooth mouthfeel. Delicious Porter.
DrDavid (364), Johnson, Vermont, USA
Sep 22, 2008 (Bottle). Sweet malt aroma, with fruit and alcohol. Black in color, light brown head. Tangy fruity flavor, also coffee and caramel. Very long finish, including alcohol warming. Potent and very tasty.
tinde (3), Tampere, Finland
does not count Sep 20, 2008 33 cl bottle. Totally black. Well balanced taste with aroma of coffee and chocolate. Beautiful porter! Best finnish beer.
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