Brown bottle, 355 ml, best before February 2002, savoured on March 8 2007; eye; deep burgundy, voluminous café au lait head that becomes a carpet above the beer, no effervescence, clear, a bit of lacing; nose: nice roasted malt, vanilla, dark chocolate, light smoke, coffee, light acidity, lactic; mouth : in thar order, surprising hops punch right up front, mildly astringent, roasted malt that is lightl acrid, small presence of caramel and vanilla, creamy finale in roasted malt with a thin layer of caramel and a hint of bitterness, lightly sweet, mildly bitter, a bit lactic, presence of acidity, medium body, good carbonatation; overall: quite enjoyable FRANÇAIS Bouteille brune, 355 ml, meilleure avant février 2002, savourée le 8 mars 2007; oeil : bourgogne foncée, mousse café au lait abondante mais qui se transforme en une mince couche, pas d’effervescence, claire, un peu de dentelle; nez : beau malt torréfié, vanille, chocolat foncé, fumée légère, café; bouche : dans cet ordre, petit punch surprenant d’amertume, astringence moyenne, malt torréfié légèrement âcre, petite présence de caramel et de vanille, finale crémeuse en malt torréfié avec un petit filet de caramel et une pointe d’amertume, légèrement sucrée, moyennement amère, un peu lactique, présence d’acidité, corps moyen, bonne carbonatation; en résumé : bien aimée

Bottle. Dark brown color. Chocolate and malt, and coffee aromas. Flavor is sweet and roasty. A very well made porter.

Pours a deep, nearly opaque brown with a light tan head. Aroma of roasted malts, chocolate and coffee. Somewhat sour aroma as well. Mouth is slightly creamy. Flavor is roasted and chocolate with a little bit of hops. Finishes light with a little bitterness. Not a bad porter, but I’ve had better.

Poured a deep black with brown hues with a medium sized foamy slightly off white head. Grainy, slightly malty, nutty aroma. Heavy roasted malt flavor with a nutty finish. Definitely "robust" roasted flavor with coffee notes. Flavor stays on the palate for a while.

Been waiting awhile for a great divide dark. Slight roast aroma with yeast. Not bitter hops but big initial flavor. Dark, not quite opague in my steelers mug. Roasty finish with just a light light bitter aftertaste. OK, not bad.

Bottled week 5 of January 2006 and drunk on 9/14/06.
Dark brown-black body still shows a light touch of deep, auburn-tinged mahogany, while a dark-beige head is about one finger in height, rather not-dense (can’t think of the antonym right now…) and shows moderate retention, low lacing. Lots of large bubbles in the liquid, yet the head retention isn’t that impressive nor is the lacing. I thought GD bottle conditioned their beers, but this surely dosent seem bottle conditioned.
The nose is soft, chocolatey and impresses upon me a strong resemblance to coffee cake. Light pale malt sugars resembling the icing and the easygoing, coffeeish chocolate malt providing the coffee. A slight note of peanut brittle adds some staleness, while a plasticy, overused yeast note arises on the end, especially after warming. Still, enough of a creamy malt note, not too overbearing, mixes with a slightly singed, lightly acidic porter-appropriate note to create a true enough aroma and to its credit the beer is 7 months old (though it was stored properly). Still wonder about the carbonation and pasteurization of this one though.
Very easygoing, simple chocolate and cream washes over the palate, with dots of light roastiness, but more of a heavily creamed/sugared coffee that hangs on in the finish. Some peanut brittle-like notes suggest pasteurization, but it could just be the age of the beer. Heavy plastic, not medicinal, but just rubbery and old is noted on the finish as well. Carbonation is zippy, not overly engaging and quickly loosens giving the beer a bit of wateriness as it warms. The well-extracted malts and appropriate attenuation (medium body) keep it quite drinkable though, if rather simple. No alcohol or oxidation (and now that I think about it, if it’s not oxidized, it most surely can’t be pasteurized) noted in aroma or flavor.

Bottle: Poured a black color porter with a small off-white foamy head with average retention. Aroma of faint chocolate malt with some roasted malt. Taste is pretty dry with some chocolate note and slightly bitter finish. Body is about average with some medium carbonation. Overall, this is a good and well balance example of a porter but lacks a bit of character to make this truly memorable.

Bottled. Dark ruby red colour, minor beige head. Aroma is strong roast malts and old coffee. Also some licorace. Flavour is roast, malts, sweet coffee and caramel. Some slight licorace noteable also. A bit thin and sweet.

Bottled. Dark brown, no head. Strong dark chocolate and coffee nose. Light, coca cola palate, robust and sweetish flavor. Sweet coffee in the aftertaste. Aroma is slightly better than flavor.