 vyvvy (2068), Hazelwood, Missouri, USA
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Oct 14, 2006 A treat picked up in Columbus on a road trip. Pours very dark brown with a bit of reddish hue and a very large tan head. Aroma has lots of roasty toasty malts, dark chocolate, hazelnut, coffee, hop spice and light wood. Medium mouthfeel with lots of fizzy sharp carbonation that doesn’t hamper the flavors at all. Starts with creamy roasted / charred malt, woody hops and some chocolate. The hops stay to teh finish with some spicy hops that join with the woody hops and carbonation to throw some big zest in the finish. A very solid enjoyable hoppy porter.
JohnnyJ (1350), Carlsbad, California, USA
| 4.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 5/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 18/20 |
Oct 14, 2006 22 oz bottle. Chocolate, coffee, dark fruit, and hops aroma. Poured a dark brown/black with a huge tan head. Beautiful head and lacing. Flavors of dark bitter-sweet chocolate, smoke, hops, dark fruit, coffee, and some nutty malt. Best porter I’ve had.
EithCubes (2163), Indiana, USA
| 4.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 5/5 | 8/10 | 5/5 | 18/20 |
Oct 13, 2006 Bottle. Strong chocolate nose, light hops and light roast. Pours utterly opaque, pitch-colored black with a dark brown lacing head. Crisp and delicious (and very strong) roasted bitterness, chocolatey. Very bitter and surprisingly salty finish, taste lingers for years. Hugely hoppy with a hint of coffee, though that’s largely due to the roast. Harmony! Full-bodied with occasional notes of sugary sweetness and puckering sourness. This one really has it all!
waolsen (1223), Littleton, Colorado, USA
| 4.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 5/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 18/20 |
Oct 10, 2006 bottle. Bought in 2005 and saved it for now. midnight black with huge head. nice lacing. Aroma of coffee, big sweet chocolate, sugar, mild dark fruits and hops.
Big time chocolate especially as it warms, coffee, sugar, very slight smoke, nutty, roasted malts and hoppy. lively palate. sugar chocolate int he aftertaste. I was expecting some xmas spicing but there was none nor was any needed. Great brew.
Papsoe (15103), Frederiksberg, Denmark
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 |
Oct 9, 2006 (Bottle 65 cl) Completely black and opaque with a handsome and frothy, light brown head - sort of shaving foam style. Aroma of roasted malt and vanilla. Fairly light body with notes of lightly burned malt and also vanilla in the flavour. Dry, burned, lightly bitter finish. Pleasant. 061006
rdawson321 (145), USA
| 3.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 4/5 | 14/20 |
Oct 8, 2006 Porter is my favorite style. As such, I’ve been looking for this beer for a very long time. Imagine my excitement at finding it! Alas, my $9 bottle of anticipation failed to live up to my expectations. Super fizzy with a HUGE head, it was fairly bland and unexciting. Little chocolate, little roasted malt, slight bitterness.... a real let down, and not worth such a long search.
joergen (8627), Frederiksberg, Denmark
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Oct 8, 2006 Bottle.
Black coloured with a beige head.
Roasted aroma of coffee and chocolate.
Roasted flavour of coffee, chocolate and hops.
fordest (1954), Santee/San Diego, California, USA
| 4.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 5/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Sep 29, 2006 22 oz bottle thanks to sprinkle. Dark pour with huge foamy tan head. More than half head and I poured very gently. Aromas of chocolate and spice. Lots of burnt malt flavor and more holidayish spices. Hoppy and dusty finish. Pretty good.
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