 ericandersnavy (1129), crossroads, Texas, USA
| 3.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 |
Feb 8, 2009 12 oz. bottle. poured black/ruby hues and a tan head. aroma of coffee, dark roasts, and hops. flavor of dark roasts, hops, and some good bitter. thin body with high carbonation. i was a little disappointed with this one after trying the stout.
JohnQPublic (387), Brooklyn, New York, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Feb 7, 2009 Bottle into Sam Adams Lager glass.
Pours dark brown bordering on black, bleeding into red brown from the edges inward, and with a thin tan head that quickly dissolves into a ring around the outside edge and an island of small tan bubbles.
Big roasty nose, some coffee, with a bright, slightly acidic hop bite underneath.
Taste is fairly straightforward - roasty malt with notes of coffee and cocoa, coupled with a sharp, acidic, lightly bitter hop presence. Finish is a lingering soft bitterness, along with remnants of the sharp roastiness, and a slight metallic note.
Sharp carbonation bite up front, trailing off into a softer bite towards the end, medium body.
nickd717 (1380), Palo Alto, California, USA
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Feb 6, 2009 Bottle from Ernie’s Liquors in Palo Alto. Pours black with a nice tan head. Aroma of roasted malt, coffee, milk chocolate, and a little alcohol. Flavor is mostly roasted malt, some coffee, a little smoke, and a California common-like character. Flavor not quite as sharp as I’d like, but it’s rather tasty. Medium mouthfeel.
brewmaster55 (48), , Wisconsin, USA
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Feb 5, 2009 A nice roasted flavor is present, can taste the Chocolate malts and the willamette hops. sums up what a porter should be. I have had better and worse, but I would put this on the upper half of my list o’ porters.
Slipstream (771), USA
| 3.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 12/20 |
Feb 3, 2009 Updated: Jul 3, 2009Honey malt aroma with a little skank. Bubbly little head. Flavor of molasses, coffee, and herbs, with a little Coca Cola too. Not very sharp or smoky for a porter. A little light for the style. Not bad, but I was hoping for better from Sierra Nevada.
badwhale (51), Bitterville, Pennsylvania, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Jan 31, 2009 Bottle to pint glass
Dark amber color with thick off-white head. not much lacing. Fruity smell. Dry mouthfeel, sweet taste with slight detection of hopps.. Very good!
FriarHop (31), Long Beach, New York, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 5/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 12/20 |
Jan 28, 2009 Bottle. I love this porter. Pours black as it should, long-lasting thin lacing. Flavor and aroma both in the roasted coffee realm. Real nice...
tekhna (115), California, USA
| 3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 2/5 | 12/20 |
Jan 26, 2009 Updated: Apr 6, 2009Not good, or even great. Not a drain pour though. The nose is off, a little hoppy and more of a bottle smell than anything else. Very thin body, not much sweet, a little too carbonated. Missing some sort of flavor. Really not a good beer. Doesn’t hold a candle to Bell’s or Smuttynose.
Rerate: Better this time, a bit, but the body is so thin it’s hard to enkoy.
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