7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Dark brown coloured body with a very thin, fast-dying slightly off-white head. Aroma of roasted malt, coffee, toffee, caramel, nuts and a bit of earth - fairly strong, but all good. Medium to Full-bodied; Strong sweet flavour at first with a good roasted malt flavour with an earthy and slightly pungent bite soon afterwards. Aftertaste shows some good qualities and a nice complexity with chocolate, roasted malt, coffee and earth very noticeable. Overall, a nice complex and roust porter - a great beer, especially for the style.I sampled this twelve ounce bottle purchased at Ridgeview Liqours in Green Bay, Wisconsin for US$1.79 sampled at my hotel room in Green Bay on 29-July-2012.
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Jul 2012
at 21:53
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle courtesy of nuplastikk, thank you sir! Black, small but thick brown head, solid lacing. Aroma of cinstant offee grounds. Taste is bitter coffee and burnt espresso. Decent.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Jul 2012
at 16:18
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
12oz bottle. Attractive opaque brown-black with a big, creamy beige head. Pronounced minty chocolate aroma. A big, hearty Black IPA, probably the best example of the style made in Wisconsin. Thick oily roast and chocolate malts, caramel. Big and full bodied, pretty much nails the style. Minty chocolate finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 Jul 2012
at 21:12
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
On tap at the Sugar Maple. Pours a clear amber brown with a gray head that dissipates to the edges. Aroma has a bit of light fruit but is mainly full of sweet grains , toffee and a hint of caramel. Flavor begins with bread that grows in sweetness and has some toffee and a bit of alcohol.
Tried
from Draft
on 10 Mar 2012
at 05:22
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Draft at Old Fashioned. Filtered burgundy brown. Thin, glass lacing head. An interesting experiment. Honey fruit, sugared. Malty, but dominated by the tweaked out yeast. Soapy hop balance, but once again the odd, out of control yeast dominates. Sort of a mess. OK though..
Tried
from Draft
on 22 Feb 2012
at 23:54
5.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 6
Bottle courtesy of GhostFace. Thanks! Pours a clear dark brown color with a medium sized creamy tan head. Decent head retention. Earthy, peaty aroma with some toffee and mild hops. The taste is very earthy with tart berries as if it may be off. Some treacle and toffee notes as well. Medium bodied, high carbonation and pretty disappointing.
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 Feb 2012
at 17:45
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
A deep dark porter with a receding brown head. In aroma, a herbaceous chocolate with light coffee notes, wild grass, so-so. In mouth, a light sweet chocolate with light herbal and acidic notes, medium bodied. On tap at the Istmus Beer and Cheese, Jan 21 2012.
Tried
from Draft
on 27 Jan 2012
at 20:41
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle courtesy of nuplastikk, thank you! Dark purple maroon color, thin beige head, delicate lacing. Aroma of intense caramel. Taste is smooth and sweet caramel with a bit of bitter chocolate and light spice. Not bad.
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Dec 2011
at 14:18
7.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle. Deep brown body, red highlights. Fizzy, beige head, diminishing. Aroma of roasted malts, coffee, chocolate, vanilla, ash. The flavor is moderately sweet and lightly bitter. It finishes lightly to moderately sweet and lightly to moderately bitter. Medium body, watery texture, lively carbonation. Dry roast finish with a hint of sweet sugar/molasses/lactic that turns tart, then bitter. Tastes of nuts, roast, vanilla and a note of coffee. A bit flabby, watery going into the finish, but overall a nice collection of aromas and flavors. Enjoyable and easy drinking.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Nov 2011
at 17:40
7.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
12 ounce bottle from Steve’s Mineral Point Madison, WI. Pours a dark brown color with a thin tan head. Good head retention and lacing. Aroma of roasted malts, coffee, chocolate, honey and a milky note. The taste is roasted malts, honey, berries, nuts, chocolate and coffee. Medium bodied. Nice beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Aug 2011
at 01:48