 Nate (2555), Indiana, Pennsylvania, USA
| 4.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 5/5 | 15/20 |
Mar 23, 2003 Great aroma. Roasted bitter coffee and dark chocolate. Malty and light hops. Touch of smoke. Small tan head atop dark red/black beer. Heavy watery body and medium heavy carb - a bit chewy. Malty and smoky - lots of coffee and bitter chocolate malts. Roasted bitterness and tangy. Good level of sourness, sweet and dry. Nice after. A good porter. Rich in taste, medium complexity. Malty and smooth.
MMM...Beer (385), Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
| 4.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 5/5 | 9/10 | 4/5 | 18/20 |
Mar 21, 2003 Extremely pleased with this brew. Looks like a stout but drinks like a soft porter. At first I was a little hesitant to try this beer, because I just wasn't up for something heavy like an average porter or stout (suprise, suprise). However, it ended up being exactly what I was looking for. Very nice deep brown to black color with a nice fluffy white head and left a nice trail of brussels lace. Nothing really jumped out in taste, but it had a very smooth mouth feel with very light tones of chocolate. Very enjoyable and goes extremely well with shepherds pie.
jaymobrown (1360), Chicago, Illinois, USA
| 2.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 4/10 | 4/5 | 4/10 | 3/5 | 8/20 |
Mar 5, 2003 Black like a coca-cola. Not much of a nose, except for some cabbage. Some type of banana leaf soaked in rice oil.
legion242 (1585), Richardson, Texas, USA
| 2.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 5/10 | 3/5 | 5/10 | 3/5 | 10/20 |
Feb 28, 2003 Near black; decent head; tiny hint of ashy coffee in the nose. Dirty coffee to start. Medium body. boring.
JoeM500 (1876), Chicago (little italy), Illinois, USA
| 2.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 5/10 | 2/5 | 11/20 |
Feb 25, 2003 The deepest darkest brown color, almost pitch black with a nice head. The head itself seems to be in three layers (off white, tan, and a darker beige). Nose is all oatmeal. This is thin and a bit oily. Lactose, sweet and acidic at the same time. Some coffee undertones. I don't like the aftertaste at all. Too sweet and milk-like. I puke if I even smell milk. ugh.
Hoss (602), Florida, USA
| 3.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 |
Feb 23, 2003 Dark, pours nicely, not a large head, I was surprised at the lack of a hop bite that west coast porters tend to have. I found it a bit thin but could use this as a session brew if called upon.
Pencom (18), Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 16/20 |
Feb 17, 2003 Very nice, reminds me of their Portland Stout. This is like a thin, sweet stout. Dark in color,nice creamy, coffee flavor. Tends to lose the head rather quickly. I'll drink this one again.
JCW (1262), Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 5/5 | 16/20 |
Feb 17, 2003 Updated: Jan 9, 2004Good porter. A little light on flavor. Flavor is mostly roasted malts. Very soft mouthfeel.
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