 JohnnyJ (760), Carlsbad, California, USA
May 30, 2008
Pours a dark brown with thick creamy tan head. Dark chocolate, roasted nuts, and coffee. Starts out fairly sweet and finishes dry. Very nice flavor, but the body is pretty thin and watery. I would recommend trying the brown ale.
Gypsy19 (287), Sacramento County, California, USA
Dec 24, 2008 22-ounce bomber. Pours a chocolatey mess, but not in a bad way. Just a little light comes through to reveal a reddish body within. Aroma is indeed of a typical porter, as the bottle states this is, flavor adds pecan and hazelnut, chestnut to the mix. Also some cheap Denny’s coffee. Overall, not bad.
mcbackus (685), Merritt Island, Florida, USA
Sep 9, 2008 bottle from Odeed: pours a dark brown with a crimson window when help to light small tan head that is made up of timy bubbles. aroma is very nutty with a nice toffeee malt hints of chocolate and just a real wonderful smoothness to the aroma. flavour is very smooth with lots of roasted nuts and plenty smooth milk chocolate, finishes very nice with a touch of sweetness and a wonderful nuttiness. a great mix of malt, nut, and chocolate like i have never had. freat brown ale. huge thanks to Odeed for introducing me to this beer.
porterhouse (1016), Alna, Maine, USA
Aug 26, 2008 (Bottle via trade with IrishBoy, thanks Richard!) Pours dark mahogany brown with brownish/rubyish highlights. A finger or so of biege head. Fairly rich sweet aroma of caramel, nut and chocolate. Mouthfeel quite smooth and nice, almost velvety. Some light, patchy lacing. Flavor of semi-sweet chocolate and nut with some very light caramel underneath. Lingering nut/chocolate aftertaste. Pretty pleasant beer.
DarkElf (2681), La Jolla, California, USA
Aug 12, 2008 <b>06-Aug-08</b> <i>(12-oz bottle: Purchased 12-May-08 for $1.89 at Hi-Time Wine Cellars in Costa Mesa, CA)</i> The nose features sweet, candy-bar style chocolate but also offers roast, toasted nuts, coffee and earth. Intensely nutty flavor, with plenty of dark roast and medium-sweet chocolate, but a fairly ashy and coffee-like finish. A touch of sourness creeps in from time to time. Medium in body, soft and smooth carbonation, but some ashy astringency in the dry finish. Medium-brown in color, and good clarity yields transparency through the center, The inch-tall, dark-tan foam stand settles to a wide ring, leaving stray strands of lace on the glass. Not quite as rich as some of the best brown ales, but still quite enjoyable.
JB175 (1451), Holland, Pennsylvania, USA
Aug 5, 2008 Bottle from RiversideAK - thanks! I was actually at the brewpub a few years back and remember having this one on draft. A nice brown pour with a medium beige head. Aroma is a bit nutty, sweet & brown sugary, and a lotta malt. Flavor is sweet, nutty and typical brown ale - a bit metallic in the finish though, and that took it down a notch for me (already the brown ale despiser).
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