timetrvlr (8), milford, Connecticut, USA
does not count  | 3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 3/10 | 3/5 | 5/10 | 3/5 | 16/20 |
Jan 27, 2005 good head and palatable though somewhat chocolate undertones. little aroma smooth feel with some bitter aftertaste. affordable but could be a little thicker
 Lou18 (1353), West Paterson, New Jersey, USA
| 3.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 5/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 |
Jan 9, 2005 Bottle: Poured balck with red high lights, and a tan head. Aroma was there if you looked for it. The typical roasted chocolate coffee of a good ported. And tasted ike roasted coffe and chocolate. Smootha nd even with a mid-level mouth feel. Acid like bitterness with a very dry finish. Nice.
antisnobJP (275), St. Michael, Minnesota, USA
| 3.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 |
Jan 5, 2005 Bottle. Very dark brown with a ruby glow. Thin beige head. Smells of coffee-like roasted malts and a little dark chocolate. Aroma is not very strong, but good. Tastes of roasted malts and bitter chocolate, a little harsh on the tongue with a bitter acidity. Hop bitterness is not excessive, just a lack of malt backbone. Thin mouthfeel, dry finish. I’m not getting the sweetness others are getting here. I want a little more caramel or some chewyness, this is kind of like a porter lite. Not bad, just not as good as several others.
Odeed (1677), Bakersfield, California, USA
| 2.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 5/10 | 2/5 | 6/10 | 2/5 | 13/20 |
Jan 1, 2005 the blackhook poured slightly black with a bit of crimson seeping through.i gathered aromas of metal,smoke,and chocolate.the body was very thing with flavors of roatsted malts,and smoke.it was a bit thin for me.
TheRimmer (483), Florida, USA
| 3.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 |
Dec 31, 2004 Meaty, molasses smell. a little thin on the body and a smidgen too dry. mellow porter flavors of beef, burnt grains, and molasses type sweetness. balanced and A OK.
hopdog (5604), Lansdale, Pennsylvania, USA
| 2.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 5/10 | 4/5 | 5/10 | 3/5 | 11/20 |
Dec 22, 2004 Poured a dark brown with red tints with a small tan head. Lighter aromas and tastes of chocolates and coffee. Light bitter finish. Weaker for a porter. Thinner body.
jasonp (1513), Sterling/Dulles, Virginia, USA
| 2.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 5/10 | 3/5 | 10/20 |
Dec 21, 2004 Pours black with a quickly fading beige head. Aroma of lightly roasted malt and chocolate milk. Taste is mainly roasted malt with some chocolate and coffee. Leaves a somewhat of a burnt/bitteraftertaste. Needs more body, sweetness and flavor IMO. Medium/thin body with medium carbonation. Overall, not bad but dull and uninspired.
meathookjones (245), Sterling, Virginia, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Dec 16, 2004 This pours out a nice deep black body with a tall light brown head. Minimal lacing is left after the head dies down. The smell is of roasted malts with a strong espresso presence. Otherwise I found the nose to be relatively mild but pleasant. Taste was of roasted coffee with a bit of smokiness and a touch of dark fruits. It had a bitter coffee aftertaste as well. Mouthfeel was good with nothing standing out except a bit of over carbonation. Drinkability was good as the taste was pleasant enough that I would definitely have one of these again. Pretty solid example of a porter not the best but good.
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