satan165 (540), River Grove, Illinois, USA Feb 23, 2009 porter notes in nose, disappointing lack of wood. some chocolate, dark fruits, berries. appearance is opaque black with wispy dirty head. flavor is coca cola, black cherries and strangely no wood (disappointing) and no alcohol (amazing). palate is nearly dry. warming effect is present but still with no possible evidence of booze. this is possibly the most well hidden alcohol ive ever experienced. amazing beer! altonbrownd (1862), Amsterdam, Netherlands Feb 19, 2009 Bottle in Northfield, MA. Black body with walnut head. Nose of malts, chocolate. Taste of malts, chocolate and dark fruits. Quite sweet and delectable. Nice one! Dedollewaitor (3622), Odense, Denmark Feb 19, 2009 220z bottle. Pours nearly black with a beige head and lacings. Nose is roasted malts, chocolate and hops. Smooth and full bodied. Roast, chocolate, coffee and hops. Warmth from alcohol. Lasting hoppy dry finish. Very nice! Dogbrick (2807), Columbus, Ohio, USA Feb 17, 2009 Bottle from a grocery in Seattle. The beer pours used motor oil black with a medium light brown head that recedes slowly. Thick rings of lacing on the glass, and a good sized chunk of sludge in the bottom of the bottle. Aroma of roasted malt and bittersweet chocolate. Full body with lots of roasted malt and coffee flavor plus some dark chocolate and hops. The finish is espresso and chocolate with a mild warming alcohol and hops aftertaste. Very good overall, makes me want to track down the Older Viscosity even more. JaBier (1130), Capital City, Ohio, USA Feb 17, 2009 22oz bottle. Pours black with a thin light brown head. Sweet malty aroma with roasty notes, vanilla and alcohol. Roasted malt flavor with vanilla, chocolate and bourbon with a coffee and hop finish. Holy crap is this good. Bragesnak (2223), Aarhus, Denmark Feb 16, 2009 From Voldby, DK.
Bottled, 120209.
Dark brown with small head. Aroma of chocolate and liqourice. Flavor is roasted with hints of sweet fruit and alcohol thefrutigers (100), , Arizona, USA Feb 15, 2009 Updated: Feb 17, 2009bottled: A nice black pour with a thin head. The aroma, chocolate with a hint of bourbon. Taste was burnt malt with bourbon accents and a slight bitterness finished with a slight alcoholic burn. Very pleasant over all. I will seek this one out again. minch25 (346), Columbus, Ohio, USA Feb 13, 2009 Pours cola-brown; thin head. Can’t make out much in aroma; crystal malt? Flavor - yes, crystal malt; mildly roasty. Fairly potent brew. Roasted nuts. Not bad but it doesn’t stand out; I also don’t care in general for this crystal flavor in darker beers.
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