 porterhouse (1154), Alna, Maine, USA
| 4.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 18/20 |
Dec 25, 2007 (500 ml bottle via trade with <A HREF=http://www.ratebeer.com/ViewUser.asp?UserID=3 target=blank>Ty5592 , thanks Ty!, cellared for 9 mos. after trade, beer has since become available in Maine) Lives up to its rep...Pours very, very dark brown with a few slight glimmers of brown highlights. Thin dark mocha head retreats to very thin covering around edges. Aroma of chocolate, molasses and licorice - nice! Mouthfeel very smooth and with a lightly oily texture - nice again! Just feels great on the palate. Ultra-fine ephemeral rings of mocha lacing. Flavor is straight-on great - dark bittersweet chocolate, molasses and fresh coffee roast. Medium bitter hit through finish. Slightly hot but this adds rather than detracts. Bittersweet chocolate and coffee aftertaste. A great beer.
franksnbeans (265), Columbus, Maryland, USA
| 4.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 9/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Dec 23, 2007 Poors a jet black with a big cocoa head that dies slowly with a lot of lacing. Smells of chocolate, cherries, sweet malt, some coffee grounds and roasty. Very roasty in the mouth, followed by bitter coffee and a chocolate finish. Wow this is gettting better with each sip. Love the hop bite in the end. Medium in the mouth with a great carbonation. Awesomely drinkable and cant tell the ABV exists. I need a piece of dark chocolate right about now. This folks, is a must try porter.
SuzyGreenberg (1368), Seattle, Washington, USA
| 4.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 5/5 | 9/10 | 5/5 | 18/20 |
Dec 19, 2007 bottle - pours thick brown with chocolate colored head that crowds around the edge; some wine-like aromas had me slightly worried until a big sip; drinks very rich with a lovely thick texture; dominated by the roasted malts, but mixed with sweet chocolate; dry and sweet finish; quite unlike any porter i’ve had before as the texture is more stout-like; yummy
jwilson3 (3), USA
does not count  | 4.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 5/5 | 9/10 | 5/5 | 17/20 |
Dec 16, 2007 Nice hint of aroma of fermenting fruit when poured. Dark head with little or no lace. Full tongue flavor, roast but not burnt or smoked. A porter as porter should be brewed.
BigBang (211), Indiana, USA
| 4.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 10/10 | 4/5 | 9/10 | 5/5 | 17/20 |
Dec 16, 2007 Updated: Dec 30, 2007This was an amazing beer. I truly enjoyed every facet of it - poured nicely with a consistent head, roasted aroma, perfect flavor (no overpowering individual flavors but plenty of complexity), and excellent on the palate. Reminded me of 3F Alpha Klaus without the heavy grapefruit flavor.
MaltOMeal (652), Land of Sugar, Texas, USA
| 4.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 18/20 |
Dec 16, 2007 bottle. Pours a jet-black with essentially no head. Maybe a little light-brown around the rim. Aroma is very roasty, burnt coffee with a sweetness also in there. Flavor and texture are very Impy Stout-like, with coffee and malt flavor and a medium-thick texture that is sticky, yet dry aftertaste. Can’t consider this one a porter as it doesn’t come across as a porter but as an Imperial Stout.
PhillyBeer2112 (2087), Orange Park, Florida, USA
| 4.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 5/5 | 10/10 | 5/5 | 19/20 |
Dec 15, 2007 This beer is everything its cracked up to be! Poured a brown tinted black that was opaque in the glass with a large foaming head that was almost black itself! aroma was huge with chocolate drenched coffee beans and roasted barley. Flavor was semi-sweet with loads of bitter chocolate, some roast. Full palate but soft carbonation gave it a velvety mouthfeel. Semi-dry finish. Touches of molasses. Awesome.
aubreya (676), Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
| 4.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 18/20 |
Dec 15, 2007 The color looked like dark espresso. The head was thin and dark tan. The aroma was aged, coffee, roasty, and sweet malt. The color and flavor resembled a stout. The flavor was coffee, roasty, musty, and sweet malt. The palate was thick bodied. The finish was long-lasting and roasty.
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