303beerhead (1), Denver, Colorado, USA
does not count  | 4.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 9/10 | 4/5 | 18/20 |
Mar 19, 2008 killer porter. everything that i was told about this beer was true. i wanted to say that i was pleasantly surprised, but i was told that this one was the measuring stick that all other porters should be judged by......
 Dogbrick (2907), Columbus, Ohio, USA
| 4.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 9/10 | 4/5 | 18/20 |
Mar 17, 2008 Thanks to Homerwantsbeer for sharing a bottle. The beer pours a viscous black color with a thin dark tan head that has good staying power. Thin sheet of lacing on the glass. Complex aroma of roasted malt, coffee and sweet chocolate. Rich body with a pleasing array of flavors from cocoa, coffee and chocolate to hops, berries and mild tobacco. The finish is full and satisfying with bittersweet chocolate and coffee lingering in the aftertaste. This beer walks a fine line to being an Imperial Stout and a pretty good one at that. Overall it is one of the better Porters I have had in quite some time.
LilBeerDoctor (1547), East Setauket, New York, USA
| 4.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 5/5 | 8/10 | 5/5 | 17/20 |
Mar 16, 2008 Updated: May 12, 2008Bottle. Poured a beautiful dark brown with a thick, dark tan creamy looking head. Aroma of chocolate, coffee, roast, and dark fruits. Initial taste was of dark fruits (raisin, prune, fig) with a mild roasty finish. A different porter than others that I’ve had, but this one was very good. An excellent beer, make sure you have it now before the new ownership changes it.
Update 4/27/08: Huge coffee presence in this bottle, which I didn’t get before. I think this bottle was fresher than the one I had previously.
17thfloor (1514), Chicago, Illinois, USA
| 4.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 5/5 | 9/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Mar 13, 2008 Updated: Mar 18, 2008Pours near black,a little thick, with a minimal brown head. Can smell this a mile away, smoke, vanilla, deep roasted malts, wet plywood. Gritty! ...like ground up coffee beans. Really quite dry. So often with thick high gravity/abv porters/stouts they are sickeningly sweet, but this is wonderfully drinkable. This lived up to expectations. This stuff is dirty, crunchy and really fun. The deepest of roasted malts. Lots of semi-sweet cocoa.
dm9831 (1168), Monee, Illinois, USA
| 2.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 5/10 | 2/5 | 5/10 | 3/5 | 9/20 |
Mar 12, 2008 brown color, dark tan head. whiff of coffee. coffe, chocolate and smoke in the flavor. medium bodied, kinda nutty in the finish, with sweet traces. ok. not my style.
zeke626 (307), Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
| 4.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 5/5 | 9/10 | 5/5 | 19/20 |
Mar 9, 2008 Bottle, pours an opaque, black body with dark brown head. Delicious, rich chocolate aroma with some coffee. Complex flavor profile that starts with sweet chocolate, then roasted malts, then smoke, and finishing with coffee. Earthy, dark roasted coffee finish/aftertaste. Solid, smooth, medium to heavy mouthfeel.
MuertosPorter (28), California, USA
| 4.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 4/5 | 9/10 | 4/5 | 18/20 |
Mar 7, 2008 Updated: Aug 7, 2009Bottle. Pours a rich oily black with a velvety brown soft fluffy head. Permeating aromas of V.S.O.P. brandy, baking chocolate, and Guatemalan coffee. Creamy smoothness. Perfect amount of carbonation on the palate. Very rich pronounced flavors. Dark chocolate, fine muscat wine, black walnuts, small touch of ginger, black treacle, dried mission figs. Ultra rich, luxurious and thoroughly satisfying. Outstanding!
Heartbreaking news of the new brewery ownership.
TheRealBastard (144), The-No, California, USA
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Mar 7, 2008 Pours like an Impy stout, nice red/brown head too. Aroma is malt and coffee. I get some charcol flavors as well. Flavors are well balanced with coffee and chocolate. I get some dark fruit going down with a somewhat dry finish. Very enjoyable for the colder season.
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