xnoxhatex (1305), Grand Rapids/Chicago, Michigan, USA
| 3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 12/20 | May 7, 2008 3 yrs old. Bottle from whole foods market on Peterson. Dark brown with smal tan head. Aroma is big raspberries with very sweet roasted and chocolate like cocoa. Flavor is much the same. Body is medium to thin with little carbonation. This might be good as a chocolate bar, but too sweet for a beer. No aged notes coming out either. drewbeerme (2282), Chicago, Illinois, USA
| 3.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 | Apr 20, 2008 1pint bottle. pours dark brown with small thin head. nose of raspberries and chocolate. flavors is really sweet raspberry chocolate. watery. too much fruit. Alldaydrinker (558), Norwood, Massachusetts, USA
| 3.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 2/5 | 13/20 | Mar 30, 2008 Pours a dark opaque brown color with a small fizzy khaki head. Nose of coffee, roasted malts and some sour lactic. Initial taste begins with a deeply roasted malt with touches tart raspberry. Mid palate of cocoa and caramel. Short palate duration. Mouthfeel is lightbodied and easy drinking. Good head retention and some lacing of the glass. Firemoose15 (540), Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, USA
| 3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 11/20 | Mar 21, 2008 Old notes found among my desk, from one of Paul’s tastings. Poured a dark brown. Aroma of coffee, roasted malts. Flavor was of raspberry and coffee, roasty. Palate was medium fullness. dm9831 (1167), Monee, Illinois, USA
| 2.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 5/10 | 4/5 | 5/10 | 1/5 | 6/20 | Mar 12, 2008 thick brown color, thin tan head with light lacing. aroma of rich nut, coffee, malt. rich coffee flavor, maybe some cocoa. medium bodied. not bad. not great. ElJefe (553), Rochester, New York, USA
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 | Mar 9, 2008 Pours dark mahogany with abrown frothy head. Aroma of caramel and tart raspberries, with a dusting of cocoa. Sweet cocoa and caramel is followed by tart raspberries in the flavor. Dark, bitter chocalate and coffee in the finish. Medium mouthfeel with moderate carbonation. estoppel (1028), Buffalo, New York, USA
| 2.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 11/20 | Jan 24, 2008 Bottle. Dark brown/black body, small head, nose of green olives, raspberry, chocolate, toffee. Starts with an olive note, reveals raspberry notes with typical porter flavors. Slightly watery, Sammy (4000), Toronto, Ontario, Canada
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 2/5 | 15/20 | Jan 22, 2008 Pours dark like a porter should, moderate white head. Good aroma of coffee and chocolate, and something else in the background. Above average carbonation. Medium or less mouthfeel with mollasses and chocolate, raspberry hint.
500 ml bottle.
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