 ross (1559), charlotte, North Carolina, USA
Apr 22, 2004
pours dark, with a thin head. smells of coffee, chocolate, and hops! god this is awesome! this is a lot better than fullers porter, i dont know why it is rated lower- regardless... coffee aftertaste that does not go away. hoppy flavor, hoppy aftertaste, hoppy in general. this is the best porter i have ever had, i challange someone to make a better porter than this. (fullers doesnt count because i dont like it more). not to mention these guys make great labels on their beers. wonderful beer!
BMan1113VR (905), Los Angeles (and Dallas, TX), California, USA
Oct 3, 2008 Bottle thanks to zathrus13. Pours with a large, light breown, creamy tight head with a black or extremely cloudy dark brown body, with awsome lacing and good retention. Aroma has nice alcohol, creamy chocolate, light coffe grounds and some ripe fruits. Taste is chocolatey and toasty with roasty coffee notes, slightly flowery and fruity aswell (similar to Duck-Rabbit Baltic Porter). Mouthfeel is lightly creamy with somewhat lively carbonation. Some light coconut flavor appeears when it warms, well hopped. Very smooth taste, which is better than the harsh coffee grounds of a normal porter, but not quite as decedant as the other Imperial porters I have had (Black Butte XX and Decedance 2007).
thewolf (3959), Kolding, Denmark
Oct 2, 2008 Bottle @ Chris_o’s Pre-Beer Exposed Tasting, September 2008.
Pours completely black with a small, creamy, film head. Aroma is softly sweet, good maltiness, good hoppiness and lots of coffee. Nice, dry mouthfeel. Flavour is great. Lots of dryness, chocolate, good hops. Coffee and cocoa in the finish. Very nice beer.
Sparky27 (583), Phoenix, Arizona, USA
Sep 24, 2008 Bomber courtesy of StFun. Pours an oily dark black with mahogany hues and a billowy 3 finger tan head and slippery lacing. Nose is roasted coffee beans, dark chocolate and some dark fruit hidden as well. Taste is ashy toasted malt, black coffee, powdered cocoa and some bittering hops in the finish, but the coffee lingers more than the hops. Smooth, creamy mouth feel. Very good porter – thanks Josh!
Beerman6686 (780), Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Aug 28, 2008 POurs a very very dark brown color with a tan head. Aroma is very dry and lots of roasted malts with some semi sweet chocolate mixed in. Flavor was just silky smooth rasoted coffee beans and nice caramel and chocolate notes. I put this up there with Edmund Fitzgerald anyday.
BrotherGrendel (186), San Diego (La Jolla), California, USA
Aug 23, 2008 Dark brown hue with a big craggy tan head that quickly dissipates. Aroma is more dark chocolate than coffee, tones of roast, smoke, grassy hops, and booze. Initial taste is biter chocolate with green floral hops, some light coffee malts and roast in the middle with a quick bitter finish. Watery texture with weak carbonation. This should have held up since winter, but it tastes a bit flat to me, would like to taste a fresher version this year.
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