 highibus (442), Mill Creek, Washington, USA
| 3.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 5/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Dec 27, 2009 Pours dark brown with light coffee head. Slight aroma of cocoa and spice. Flavor is a bit off. But notes of cocoa and biscuit malts. Okay finish but just a bit off overall.
robforbes (1110), Bremerton, Washington, USA
| 3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 2/5 | 13/20 |
Dec 26, 2009 pours a clear dark brown with a red tint with held to the light, a large khaki head, and some lacing.
smell is faint, sour malt, caramel, and some spice.
taste is watery, spice, some metallic, caramel, and a little sour malt, end is a little on the tart side.
raphael (420), Portland, Oregon, USA
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 4/5 | 14/20 |
Dec 20, 2009 Coffee, oatmeal, powdered sugar. Darkest brown w/ brownish head that lingers. Roast malt the main flavor, some backing sweetness, alcohol edge,
thick in the mouth, like oatmeal stout. warming finish.
robertjm (414), El Cerrito, California, USA
| 3.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 5/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 4/5 | 14/20 |
Dec 17, 2009 (draft at brewery). Very dark body. Almost black. Small oatmeal-ly head. If you want a nice dark beer that isn’t heavy this would be a good choice.
riversideAK (2792), Shoreline, Washington, USA
| 3.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 |
Dec 12, 2009 Roasty nose, some coffee, and thats about it. Pours dark brown, thin tan head. Roast and coffee flavors. Very one dimensional and straightforward. Not very interesting, but nothing wrong with it either, but at 2.99 a bomber you cant complain and that bumps up the overall score. You can get way worse shit for 2.99.
bhensonb (4376), Woodland, California, USA
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Dec 11, 2009 Bottle from John’s Marketplace. Pours very dark brown with a frothy tan head. Smells of rich darkly roasted malt with possible xmas spice. Medium body with mild carbonation. Dark, lightly burnt malt flavor. Spice seems absent. Light bitter. Seems to be going coffee towards the finish. Not a lot of hop, but it’s pretty good.
Nalu (37), Washington, USA
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 |
Dec 8, 2009 Clear dark red-brown with a short tan head and low carbonation. Malty, alcohol aroma accompanied by faint spicy hints. Smooth with medium body and slight oiliness, and favoring chocolate and raisin maltiness. The hops are not absent however, lending a nice resinous tail end. I’m not much of a porter fan due to them usually having a heavy coffee taste, but there is no coffee found in this is top notch holiday porter!
Gooney (64), Oregon, USA
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 5/10 | 5/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Dec 7, 2009 12 oz bottle from Fred Meyer - This beer was gorgeous when poured into a glass. It had a nice chocolaty appearance with about an inch of creamy foam for a head. Not much aroma to speak of. The initial taste was quite good, but it has a bit of a watery finish. Overall, it’s a nice porter.
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