 AdamSkillin (376), High Bridge, New Jersey, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Jul 16, 2008 Updated: Nov 27, 2008Okay, I’m not changing my numbers, because they’re not bad, but I’m changing this because I think the beer itself has been changed. I definitely don’t remember the smokiness being as prominent (which was why I previously lambasted it for unbalanced malt sweetness). I am much happier with it this time around (although I did give it good numbers previously). I’d love this as a chaser to a 12-year or older single malt scotch.
timsilvia32 (447), from Michigan now in Charlotte, North Carolina, USA
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 |
Jul 14, 2008 Pours coke brown, small tan head. No chocolate in this one. Roasted carbon-y nose. Roasty/toffee slight sweet malt going down. Pretty balanced with the hops. Overall not bad, definetely more malty than the typical porter.
badnewsbeers (1026), Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Jul 14, 2008 this one was pretty good..pours dark borwn with no head..aroma of roasted malts, smoke, and caramel...flavor is heavily roasted, hints of toast, caramels, nuts, raison, and licorice...
DTM (541), Winters, California, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Jul 13, 2008 Bottle from Total Wine in Roseville, CA. Poured a dark brown almost black with almost no head. Tasted of sweet malt flavors like carmel and toffee. Just a hint of bitter. Another winner from Mad River Brewing.
timfoolery (484), California, USA
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 13/20 |
Jul 13, 2008 Bottle from Total Wine in Roseville, CA. I didn’t get the smokey flavor so much as I tasted the sweet malts which kicked up this porter. Excellently drinkable and smooth to match with subtle coffee, toffee, chocolate hints.
sebletitje (1995), Tampa, Florida, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Jul 10, 2008 Pours dark ruby/amber. Light brownish head.
Aroma has roasted matls and chocolate. Taste is filled with sweet matls and light chocolate / caramel, toffee. There a light presence of hops and a tiny bitter note. Also taste grains, possibly barley. I was surprised that it was only a 6.4% beer, one could swear it was more. Bottle also poured some sedimentary yeast.
I am liking this one.
jgb9348 (2515), Arlington (Pentagon City), Virginia, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 |
Jul 9, 2008 Deep dark brown coloured body with a light tan head. Aroma of strong roasted malt, caramel, nuts, raisins, toffee, currants, smoke and a tiny bit of figs - very nice! Medium-bodied; Strong sweet flavour shows caramel and toffee way up front with a bit of roasted malt, oatmeal and coffee behind. Aftertaste still has more sugars than anything else, although the alcohol is definitely noticeable then. Overall, a really good scotch, definitely showing roasty flavours, smoke and tons of sugars nicely! I sampled this twelve ounce bottle purchased from Kybecca in Fredericksburg, Virginia on 31-May-2008, drunk on 08-July-2008.
dwyerpg (2545), Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
| 4.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Jul 3, 2008 A rich sweet smoky roasty aroma. This is nice as well. A bit of hops but very drinkable. Not too sweet and a little smoky. Good stuff.
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