Dark
Harpoon Brewery in Boston, Massachusetts, United States 🇺🇸
Lager - Dunkel / Tmavý Regular|
Score
6.55
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Harpoon Dark is a Harpooner favorite, and has been since we first started brewing it. While the beer has never been our lead horse outside the brewery walls, that’s okay by us. We’re just happy brewing it and drinking it.
A blend of specialty malts gives our Dark a velvety mouthfeel with roasted notes and a hint of chocolate, balanced by a subtle hop aroma. Hard to describe but easy to drink, Harpoon Dark is rich in character and light on the palate. The overall character is hearty malt and chocolate balanced with a crisp hop bitterness.
A blend of specialty malts gives our Dark a velvety mouthfeel with roasted notes and a hint of chocolate, balanced by a subtle hop aroma. Hard to describe but easy to drink, Harpoon Dark is rich in character and light on the palate. The overall character is hearty malt and chocolate balanced with a crisp hop bitterness.
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6.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottled@SBWF2007. Deep amber colour, mediumsized brown head. Aroma is caramel malts, some hops and slight leather. Flavour is malts, hops and quite bittery. OK brew, but lacks a "moment of excitement".
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Sep 2007
at 11:54
5.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 5
Bottled at Stockholm Beer Festival. Mahogany colour, rich head. Distinct aroma of coffee and metal. Mdeium dry with clean mouthfeel and solid malty backbone. Roasty flavours of old coffee with milk. Salty finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Sep 2007
at 02:45
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Sample from tap at the brewery. Pours dark brown with liht creamy brown head. Caramel malty aroma. Flavour is mild roasted malt, note of chocolate. Mildly bitter. Lovely.6-4-6-3-13=3.2
From tap at Sunset Grill. Pours dark brown to black with a small tan head. Aroma is roasted malty, slight breadish. Dark toffee malty. Bitter, dark malty, roasted and dry. Bitter and roasted finish. Lasting dark malty impression.7-3-7-3-13=3.3
From tap at Sunset Grill. Pours dark brown to black with a small tan head. Aroma is roasted malty, slight breadish. Dark toffee malty. Bitter, dark malty, roasted and dry. Bitter and roasted finish. Lasting dark malty impression.7-3-7-3-13=3.3
Tried
from Draft
on 01 Jul 2007
at 08:28
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
This Munich dark pours a really dark red with a tan head. To the nose it has ripe fruit, molassass and a little citrus. First sip is rich with flavours of roasted malts with a little coffee thrown in. Finish is hoppy with a slight bitterness. Palate is roasty with lingering hops.
Tried
on 22 Nov 2006
at 19:20
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Far and by, this is my favourite of all of the Harpoon beers. High on the alcohol content and heavy on the bitter flavour. Really well balanced, but rather hoppy at the same time. Beautifully dark pour and great feel going down the throat.
Tried
on 31 Oct 2006
at 16:39
4.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 3
Flavor 3
Texture 4
Overall 5.5
I never thought I’d try a harpoon after reading some of the reviews of their beer. Aroma is that of freshly rinsed cotton whites. Dark dark red brown in my steeler mug. A slightly burned something inital flavor. More carbonation than flat. A little more than a little bitter on the finish - and it lasts. just a little coarse.
Tried
on 21 Oct 2006
at 10:55
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Light brown pour with small head. Sweet, malty aroma with hints of caramel, molasses. The flavor, too, leaned toward the sweet side — toffee, caramel, chocolate. Medium body. Smooth finish. I liked this refreshing beer.
Tried
on 15 Aug 2006
at 19:29
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
on tap-pours a tan head with brown/red color. Aroma is sweet, malt. Taste is sweet, malt, coffee. Good carbonation. Not a session beer, good for sipping one.
Tried
from Draft
on 19 Mar 2006
at 16:24
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6
This is a fairly mediocre beer from a mediocre brewer. Sampled from a 12 oz brown bottle this beer pours a very dark brown color with a small tan head. The aroma is sweet toasted malt. The flavor is light roasty malts and coffee. It is mildly sweet with a crisp floral hop undertone. The finish is roasty. The palate is moderately smooth.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Sep 2005
at 15:44
2.9/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 3
Flavor 3
Texture 2
Overall 2.5
Dark brown coloured body with a thin light tan head that fades fast. Aroma of toffee, roasted malt, nuts and pit fruits. Light-bodied; Mild nutty and maltiness. No sweetness nor other flavours. Aftertaste just as bland as you’d expect-nothing on the palate. Overall, a bad beer and one that should be avoided! I sampled this twelve ounce bottle purchased from Beers of the World in Rochester, New York on 24-November-2004 on the Eastern Shore of Virginia.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Dec 2004
at 22:56