RSRIZZO (1368), Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA
| 3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 4/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 | Jun 21, 2009 (Bottle courtesy of Headbanger) - Color is a solid black nice tan head. Aroma is faint with just a mild roasted malt coming out. Taste is mildly roasted. Starting with a medium body it goes down easy. Finish is a mellow roasted malt taste with a hint of chocolate and just a touch of cherry. After taste is tart with a rich feel. Overall its a nice yet light Porter, but the cherry is too hard to find. mreusch (737), Olathe, Kansas, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 | Jun 16, 2009 12oz. bottle, with thanks to FlssmrBrewAlum for the great bonus! Pours dark brown with a good sized lingering tan head. Aroma is fudge, chocolate covered cherries, and light coffee. Flavor is roasted coffee, chocolate and some hints of tart cherries. A very easy drinking porter, thanks again Adam! durhambeer (1219), Durham, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 | Jun 15, 2009 Bottle thanks to JME. Thanks, buddy. This is a damn tasty beer. Pours dark brown with thin light brown head. Nose hits a bit oddly at first, but then the metallic sharp/tart notes settle down and the beer reveals itself. Roasty malt with chocolate and coffee notes. Mild creamy cherry notes. Cherry is more tart and slightly more pronounced on the taste, but not heavy by any means. Light, slick palate. Quite good. juiceisloose (671), Windermere, Florida, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 | Jun 14, 2009 Courtesy fantomas23. Pours a dark brown color with a good sized khaki colored head that slowly settles to some thin lacing. The aroma shows hints of dark chocolate, roasted coffee, caramel, and some tart cherries. The flavor follows with the more dark chooclate, caramel sweetness, and a heavy dose of roasted coffee. The tart cherry seems to pull everything together and calm the roasty elements down. You definitely get some chocolate covered cherry flavor. Medium bodied, and smooth carbonation that made it easy to drink with a long, chocolate cherry finish. I wouldn’t quite call this an imperial porter though. The tart cherries does add a really nice element to this beer. Nice little porter. puzzl (2635), New York, New York, USA
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 | Jun 13, 2009 Bottled. This is a nice clean, full, easy drinking porter, aided by a rather nice sweet-tart cherry note and espresso coffee finish. Quite nice. Avengedpoet (325), Mesa, Arizona, USA
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 | Jun 13, 2009 Thanks to rustychiles for the share. Pours a turbid brown. Aroma is somewhat like bourbon, mild cherries roast. Flavor is intricate but comes across as bland somehow. A solid beer, but not terribly impressive. My favorite part is that the cherries aren’t overwhelming like they usually are in beers. rustychiles (1057), Mesa, Arizona, USA
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 16/20 | Jun 13, 2009 Bottle courtesy of Bockyhorsey. Thanks Bill.
Pours a nice brown with a small tan head. Aroma is roast, malts, barley, chocolate, cherry. Flavor is barley, malt, roast, chocolate, finish has a hint of cherry. Nice and balanced porter and the cherry is very subtle and not overdone. MJGG (419), Montreal, Quebec, Canada
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 5/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 | Jun 12, 2009 Bouteille de 12 oz, rapportée du Wisconsin par Dany. Arômes relativement discrets de torréfaction. Robe noire, avec des légers reflets rouges, effervescence moyenne. En bouche, la torréfaction se présente d’abord et est suivie d’une touche fruitée (il est toutefois difficile de dire qu’il s’agit de cerises. Finale fruitée et légèrement alcoolisée. Intéressant.
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