kp (8500), Woodstock, Georgia, USA
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 | Sep 1, 2007 Date: 08/16/2006
Mode: Bottle
Source: Tasting
clear dark brown, whispy beige head, touch of lace,
big chocolate aroma with nice floral hops,
creamy body,
nice rich chocolate flavor, nice sweetness,
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Date: 06/09/2007
Mode: bottle
Words: Noog 3D
rich dry dark chocolate aroma,
rich creamy chocolate flavor, a touch of vanilla sweetness brings out the chocolate,
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Date: 08/08/2007
Mode: bottle
Source: roadtrip
a touch of vanilla sweetness in the rich dark chocolate aroma,
an initial brief slight dry chalky character in the rich dark chocolate flavor, touch of sweet licorice, otherwise lots of creamy rich chocolate flavor
Aroma: 6/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 7/10; Palate: 7/10; Overall: 15/20
Rating: 3.6/5.0 Drinkability: 8/10
Score: **4
Oakes (8115), Kowloon, Hong Kong
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 | Aug 11, 2004 Dark brown colour. Large chocolate aroma with light coffeeish accents. Medium body. Quite toasty, cocoa-ish. Long and fairly dry. fiulijn (7420), Como; Lausanne (CH); Malmö (SWE), Italy
| 4.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 9/10 | 5/5 | 17/20 | Jul 4, 2005 Cask Conditioned, 2005-05-21, 8-4-9-5-17=43 Black color. Very nice aroma, hoppy and earthy. Lovely taste! Malty, hoppy, sweet, bitter, aromatic, with a touch of spices and liquorice; chocolate, roasted malt. Excellent! Fresh.
Bottle, 2005-05-21, 7-5-8-4-15=39 Dark color; thin creamy head. Complete different aroma from the Cask version, amlty and lightly roasty, with a touch of vanilla and paperboard. The flavor is more aggressive (carbonation) and straight-forward: roasted malt, malt, some liquorice. KimJohansen (7135), Copenhagen V, Denmark
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 5/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 | Mar 16, 2008 Black with huge brown head. Sweet aroma with notes of chocolate, coffee and roasted malt. Same goes for the flavor that ends slightly bitter. argo0 (6978), Washington DC, USA
| 3.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 4/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 13/20 | Aug 22, 2005 (500ml bottle) Dark brown body with beige head. Aroma is mild, chocolate, nutty, some metallic, light grapefruit. Taste is medium sweet, chocolate, some nutty, grapefruit. Soft medium body, low carbonation. TBone (6844), Pori, Finland
| 4.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 5/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 | Aug 14, 2005 Updated: Oct 31, 2006Bottled @RBESG’05 (bottled 02/2005)
Opaque black, small tanned head. Roasted coffee head. Coffee in the flavor. Bitterish aftertaste. Welldone brew! (8/5/7/4/16 4.0)
Pitch black, tan head. Toasted coffee beans and chocolate in the nose. Full-bodied, roasted malty with coffee and chocolate. Well-balanced and really tasty. (8/5/8/4/17 4.2) harrisoni (6830), Ashford, Kent, England
| 4.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 19/20 | Sep 19, 2006 LCRBM2. Very dark brown colour with thin beige head. Lovely dark malts on the aroma. In fact great aroma, beautiful. Coffee/choc flavours in mouth. Subtle, agile, never goes too over the top. Stunning and my beer of the Meeting I think. Maria (6312), Thisted, Denmark
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 17/20 | Jan 7, 2007 Nice pitch black with a huge head. The aroma has notes of bitter chocolate and coffee. The flavour has notes of malt, licorice, port wine, coffee and bitter chocolate. A truly nice and powerful porter!
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