 malrubius (1004), Valley Stream, New York, USA
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Sep 8, 2007 500 ml bottle in pint glass. Black with flat light brown head. Roasted coffee aroma with slight lager graininess. Roasted coffee and chocolate flavors with lager smoothness and sweetness and bitter aftertaste. Pretty good tasting. Medium full bodied, medium carbo. Well-disguised alchohol. I prefer the fruitiness and rawness of an imperial stout.
goldtwins (4085), Nesconset, New York, USA
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Sep 4, 2007 Poured a clear deep ruby color with a small tan head. The aroma was malty and chocolatey with mild notes of roast and fruit. Not too sweet. The flavor was a mix of fruitt roasted malt and chocolate. Some mild alcohol taste and nice warmth. Medium bodied.
Kevin (1920), Colorado, USA
| 4.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 5/5 | 17/20 |
Sep 3, 2007 bottle from slob. nice dark body with a thin yellow tan head. wierd aroma. strawberry & cherry with marshmallow & cocoa. sweet flavor, a bit peppery on the finish. chocolate donut-mmmmmdonut. thick & luscious. warming berry flavor. nice chocolate and alcohol blalnce. enjoyable fudge note in this. i like it more, the more i drink.
4 7 8 5 17
Borrrris (99), LINDENHURST, New York, USA
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Sep 2, 2007 BOTTLE at Theresa’s Polish Restaurant, Brooklyn. The waiter said "they say it’s strong but I don’t drink beer" (and I said, "really!")
Whoa - what a memorable find this one turned out to be. Stout-like character with dark chocolate and licorice notes. Almost opaque with velvety mouthfeel and detectable alcohol that made it almost liqueur-like.
BUY AGAIN: Yes, will seek it out - to drink one huge 9.5% alcohol bottle at a time.
sneezey (110), Hackettstown, New Jersey, USA
| 4.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 9/10 | 5/5 | 17/20 |
Sep 2, 2007 Fantastic! Thicker than most porters, somewhere between a stout and a porter. Very nice combination of heavy toasted malt aroma and taste without too week a mouth feel to go with it. A touch on the sweet side at the finish, but a touch of bitter without too much of either. Nicely balanced - even though a bit of the alcohol comes through. (but at 9.5% what did you expect??)
larsga (3000), Oslo, Norway
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Sep 2, 2007 Medium coarseish brown head. Deep dark red body, barely translucent, with carbonation. Syrupy roasty licorice and paper aroma. Deep sharpish metallic papery licorice taste, kind of syrupy. Clean mouthfeel, some alcohol heat. Chocolatey notes. Dry, papery licorice aftertaste. Quite nice. A bit mild, even when warm, but good. Had it later on draft, which was better. (0.33l bottle from a grocery store in Krakow.)
DSG (1515), Tel Aviv, Israel
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Sep 1, 2007 Bottle. Black beer with a brown head. Great aroma of roasted malt and coffee. Flavor of heavily roasted malt, coffee, some chocolate, some alcohol and a nice bitter finish. Thick and full-bodied. Really good stuff.
kp (8500), Woodstock, Georgia, USA
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 14/20 |
Sep 1, 2007 Updated: Nov 7, 2009
Name: Zywiec Porter
Date: May 16, 2007
Mode: Bottle
Source: Tasting
Appearance: clear dark ruby red, fine beige head froths up upon request, lots of bits of lace
Aroma: dry dark chocolate aroma
Body: creamy body
Flavor: rich sweet roasted malt aroma, touch of licorish sweetness, lots of bitter dry dark chocolate
Aroma: 7/10; Appearance: 8/10; Flavor: 7/10; Palate: 7/10; Overall: 14/20
Rating: 3.6/5.0
Drinkability: 7/10
Score: **4
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