bogus (34), Zeist, Netherlands
| 3.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Dec 28, 2009 Bottle from Bert’s Bierhuis. Like the shape of the bottle, although it’s rather feminin. Smooth chocolate aroma. Taste is a bit of bitter chocolate, altough the chocolate disappears quite fast. I rather liked it.
 nate2g (1150), Brisbane, Australia
| 3.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Dec 25, 2009 Bottle. Pours muddy brown with a laced beige head. Chocolate liqueur in aroma and flavour with subtle vanilla and roast. Sweetish mouthfeel. More a dessert beer but would pair well with dark chocolate.
jnelson_22 (25), Spaldwick, Cambridgeshire, England
| 3.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 2/5 | 12/20 |
Dec 25, 2009 Pours dark brown with a off-white head that fades quickly. The nose is bittersweet chocolate with roasted malt and light hops. Taste is initially bitter, giving way to chocolate malt, hints of vanilla and lingering bittersweet chocolate.
This one’s not as good as Young’s Double Chocolate Stout; It’s thin, and doesn’t drink like a porter...
Bragesnak (2361), Aarhus, Denmark
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Dec 24, 2009 From Voldby, DK.
Bottled, 181209.
Very dark brown with beige head. Aroma of roasted barley. Flavor is malt, caramel and bitter chocolate.
ricke (257), Malme, Sweden
| 3.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Nov 19, 2009 Dark-brown with a minimal head.
Aromas of chocolate, roasted malts. Some vanilla, coffee and molasses. Not a spectacular smell, and nothing unexpected, but still quite nice.
The taste is very sweet and is dominated by chocolate flavors. Unfortunately, the chocolate doesn’t have that character of rich dark chocolate that some really good chocolate stouts showcase. Some dried fruit and raisins further accentuate the sweetness. Decent roasted malty backbone. Some vanilla. Faint salty notes. The finish is short and mildly bitter with more chocolate notes.
The beer is not as full-bodied as I had expected and wanted. A rather strange combination of quite high levels of carbonation and a sticky texture.
D: A good beer that is decent as a sipping beer. But it’s not fantastic and if you are willing to go up a few notches concerning ABV you can find way better chocolate stouts. But of course, this is just an English porter, far from the realm of imperial stouts.
Serving type: bottle
(Copy of old Beer Advocate review)
mkel07 (562), Brisbane, Australia
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Nov 14, 2009 330ml bottle. Cola coloured with a medium tan head that settles quickly. Aroma of rich dark chocolate and burnt malt. Chocolate flavours dominate, it’s like eatiing a piece of old gold chocolate. Flavour lasts in the mouth.
pivnizub (5106), Bochum, Porúří, Germany
| 3.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Nov 11, 2009 Bottle: Presumably unclear, solid ruby-amber coloured, small persistent beige head; dry chocolatey nose with traces of caco powder, fruity notes in the background; dry bitter-sweet flavour, light bodied for a beer of 6.5%; dry fruity and solid chocolatey finish. Only good, not very well rounded.........
trapez (842), Hilleroed, Denmark
| 3.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 12/20 |
Oct 30, 2009 Bottle.Chocolate and vanilla in aroma. Deep brown colour with beige head. Sweet flavour of malt, chocolate and vanilla with a slightly bitter finish. MEDIUM BODY.
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