 Travlr (700), Washington, Washington DC, USA
Jan 23, 2009 On cask at Birreria Paradiso. A subtle version of the style, with an interesting roasted coffee and bitter chocolate flavor that does not hit you over the head.
cgarvieuk (4159), Edinburgh, Scotland
Sep 5, 2008 deep brown thick solid creamy head, ,smooth roast malts with a thick creamy body , loads of chocolate with just a hint of bitternes. light dry hoppyness in linger rounds this off nicely
FatPhil (3446), Espoo, Finland
Jul 14, 2008 Cask (Ealing BF2008)
Deep brown, tiny off-white head. Chocolatey, fruity aroma - dark berries. Big esters in the taste, segueing to a pleasant coffee finish. Soft and refreshing.
leaparsons (4659), Leicester, Leicestershire, England
Mar 14, 2007 Cask, Loughborough Fest 07. Dark brown with a beige head. Aromas are earthy roast malts with some chocolate malts. Flavours are roast malts with dark fruit. Quite peppery and hoppy on the finish.
Magicdave6 (5400), London, Greater London, England
May 30, 2006 Aroma givesroasted malts and bittering hops. Taste is similar, not reall a porter i would have said more of a darker bitter since theres minimal porter characters going on.
dolemike1 (1116), Jeannette, Pennsylvania, USA
Apr 11, 2006 dark reddish brown, off white head, creamy, light roasted, nutty aroma, light chocolate , roasted malt flavor, light hoppy finish.
DJMonarch (6036), Northwich, Cheshire, England
Mar 5, 2006 1. Cask Stillage at the RUFC, Macclesfield 08/05/2004
Dark coloured with some fruit aroma. Slightly dry burnt roast finish.
2. Cask Handpump at the Penny Black, Northwich (JDW) 29/03/2005
Dark red coloured slightly rich and sweet on the palate. Some dryness in a lasting roast finish.
chriso (4678), London, Greater London, England
Jul 21, 2005 One of those beers that hovers between styles. In the end, I think its more like a porter than anything else. Not that black really - more a deep ruby. The aroma is very appealing - coffee, burnt treacle, spicy fruitcake. Falls down a bit on the palate. Mild licorice, with a slightly sharp, bitter finish. Thin, vaguely woody mouthfeel. An interesting and appealing beer that, ultimately, didn’t quite live up to the promise offered by the aroma. Cask (gravity dispense), Battersea Beer Festival, February 2005.
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