Deep red-brown body, thin off-white head. Aroma of cocoa puffs and earthy hops, with light hazelnut notes. Dry roasted malt body with cocoa and a touch of hazelnut, but the latter is not a dominant characteristic. Light and almost biscuity (burnt biscuit) body. Rather thin, but dangerously drinkable.

Well the aroma really is hazelnut. Nothing but. Another "flavor added" beer. Seems like the easy way to brewing. Dark reddish brown, nearly opaque, color with a light beige head. Medium bodied. Creamy, frothy, way nutty. The finish seems to be nutty. A slight taste of roasted malts. Even toasted malts. A bit sweeter than seems appropriate. There is a light bit of hop. The additive seems over done, but it is interesting.

12 oz bottle; BB M 08; Nose of roastiness, hazelnut, and caramel; dark brown with a big straw head; flavor is caramel, nuts, some coffee, caramel, a little acidity, and some toastiness; decent medium body porter. Better than I expected. Rating # 1125! Onward and upward!

Purchased at Trader Joes, St. Louis Park, MN. Pleasant vanilla aroma. More vanilla in the flavor, and they weren’t lying about the hazelnuts because these are here in strength. A good beer.

12 oz. bottle from Trader Joe’s. Hazelnut in a porter? Not too sure about that. Pouring shows a properly porter-colored beer, but with an anemic. I let the bottle sit open for a few minutes as the Bears took the lead away from the Giants… oh, wait, the Bears scored again as I type this… and I just picked up a basic beer smell. Taste is okay, though. A nice roasty malt with a touch of coffee. There is a bit of nut brown ale quality here, but I guess I really don’t know from hazelnuts. Turns out to be a nice beer, but needs a little backup at the finish… oops, the Giants just pulled back to within 4 points…

Pour is black with a small tan head. Aroma is deffinatly nutty and chocolate. Flavor is very sweet and almost soda like. There is some malts and choco but nothing really stands out. Just so-so.

Bottled. Dark ruby red colour, small white head. Aroma of smoke and roasted malts. Flavour is very weird, sweetish plummy, candy sugary, nutty and caramellish. Only weak roastiness noteable. Watery brew.

Best Before March 2006 consumed on 10/20/2005. Colorful ruby-mahogany brown body with deep magenta-burgundy edges. Large, light-tan head. Well-retained. Smells of vanilla, hazelnut and mild cocoa. Dry, biscuity and crunchy. Kind of like weak dunkin donuts coffee with fake hazelnut sweetener in it. But in a good way. . .I think. Begins rather acidic with that obnoxious, sharp carbonation of Shipyard. Peanut brittle, hazelnuts, and lightly sour milk-chocolate. Kind of a fuzzy, papery peanut skin-like flavor on end. Tastes like some light American hopping as well. Floral and moderately bitter. Not too much hops flavor, but some leafy-greenness in the background. Body is medium. Annoying carbonation yet a slick texture otherwise. Needs real hazelnuts. Surprisingly not watery and the head is well-retained, no doubt because the beer is extremely fresh, which is the only way that anything Shipyard makes can be tolerable.