Black Pearl
Maui Brewing Company in Kihei, Hawaii, United States 🇺🇸
Porter - Imperial Regular|
Score
7.05
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8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 9
Black with a small tan head that faded quickly. Boozy, sweet and toasty with molasses, caramel, dark fruit and red wine. Very long finish. Full bodied.
Tried
from Draft
on 20 Jul 2025
at 22:51
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Tap at Cap Tap. Pours dark brn/blk with a tan head. Aroma is toasty coconut, smooth dark malt, maybe some chocolate, with light rum notes. Fullish body. Flavor is toasted coconut, hint of musty wood, definite rum with heat. It is tasty stuff.
Tried
from Draft
on 03 Oct 2019
at 19:17
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Can: Poured a brown Black with tan head. Aroma huge malts sweet sticky. Taste is toffee vanilla roasty.
Tried
from Can
on 29 Sep 2018
at 21:45
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
How: Bottle.
Where: RBESG 17 Grand Tasting.
Appearance: Dark brown colour with a tan head.
Aroma: Coconut, chocolate, alcohol, some dried fruit.
Body: Full body, low carbonation.
Flavour: Coconut, alcohol, malt, chocolate.
Where: RBESG 17 Grand Tasting.
Appearance: Dark brown colour with a tan head.
Aroma: Coconut, chocolate, alcohol, some dried fruit.
Body: Full body, low carbonation.
Flavour: Coconut, alcohol, malt, chocolate.
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Sep 2017
at 12:58
7/10
Tried
from Can
on 26 Aug 2017
at 12:45
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
F: thin, tan, quick gone. C: dark, opaque. A: malty, roasted, cocoa, vinous, chocolate, bit of basement, coconut, rum. T: malty, chocolate, coconut, coffee, cocoa, bit woody, complex, full body, low carbonation, good, enjoyed, sample from 75cl bottle @ RBESG 2017, Grand tasting in Tallin, Estonia.
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Aug 2017
at 12:07
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
RBESG 2017, Grand Tasting, sampled on July 22, 2017.From bottle 75 cl at 12%.Dark brown to black color, tan head. Sweet, nutty, alcohol scent. Sweet, nutty taste. Nutty aftertaste. Full mouthfeel, medium bitterness.6/4/7/4/14=3.5
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Jul 2017
at 13:36
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 6
66cl Bottle at RBESG 17 Grand Tasting. Black colour, beige head. Aroma of pure coconut and booze. Flavour of some roasted malts, brown sugar, coconut, artificial. Medium bodied. Not great.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Jul 2017
at 09:39
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
(Sample from a bottle at RBESG 2017 Grand Tasting) The beer poured black. Its head was small and white. Aroma had wood, vineousness and burnt malts. Palate was full bodied and dry with medium carbonation. Flavours were wood, vanilla, burnt malts, sweetness and bitterness. Aftertaste had liquorice, burnt malts, ash and bitterness. Aftertaste was woody, burnt and bitter.
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Jul 2017
at 10:52