7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
2003 bottle at Ft Wayne tasting - Pours very dark brown with minimal head. It has an aroma of dark roast malt and alcohol. The flavor is roast malt with some interesting woody notes. Given the very high abv, it’s not surprising that even after all this time it’s kind of hot. Tasty and full bodied.
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Oct 2009
at 18:41
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
bottle - Pours amber brown and has a rich malt aroma. The flavor is heavy on the malt with mild dark fruit notes. It’s medium bodied and rather enjoyable.
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 Oct 2009
at 18:02
7.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
’08 bottle courtesy of BA trader. Pours copper, brownish with beige head. Aroma is fruity, malty with hints of cherry/prune and light chocolate. Flavor, dark fruits really give this one a good dimension, hinting at a gingerbread palate with some caramel and fruits. Possibly some smoke in the finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Oct 2009
at 16:14
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Bottle from Liquor Max. Pours a clear ruby brown with a few bubbles. The aroma is really strong. Like burnt malt, tar, overly cooked dark fruit, alcohol. Pretty full in body. Very light carbonation. First flavor is chocolate, then some maple, then some really nasty tar, a burning in the throat, charred caramel. Don’t think there’s oak, but there might be. It’s doing a lot of things. Finishes really dark and pretty bitter, with a slight balancing candy. Not to be missed.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Sep 2009
at 21:13
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Dark brown with a medium tiny lasting beige head. Sweet aroma with burned malt, chocolate and coffee notes. Sweet flavour with bruned malt, dark bitter chocolate, hops and mollasses. Finished sweet with warming alcohol.
Tried
on 31 Aug 2009
at 04:03
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Pours a dark ruby/brown, with a small fizzy ring - kind of looks like cola - aroma of roasted malts, light vanilla, a touch of smoke, burnt/caramelized sugar - medium/light body, moderate carbonation - roasty and moderately dry - some chocolate and blueberry - mildly smoky - ends with some ashy character and tobacco-ish notes - a little thin - decent, but there are far better smoked porters out there.
Tried
on 27 Aug 2009
at 23:52
8.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 9
Bottle 12fl.oz. @ home.[ Trade by BDR ]. Clear dark black color with a small to average, frothy, fair lacing, mostly diminishing, off-white to light beige head. Aroma is heavy malty, chocolate, dusty, cacao, dark berry, medera, soy sauce, moderate alcoholic. Flavor is heavy sweet and bitter with a long duration. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft to flat, finish feel is moderate to heavy alcoholic. [20090707]
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Jul 2009
at 04:57
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
12 oz bottle (labeled as Compass IPA), purchased at the liquor store next to the Safeway in Fountain, Colorado. This appeared to be best beer available at the shop, so I gave it a try. Pour is mostly clear copper orange with nice settling and a 1 1/2 inch white head. Nice splotchy lacing as the beer falls. Aroma of dank citrus and pine hops initially, quickly followed by nice toasted biscuit maltiness behind that. Nice balanced and fresh nose. Taste is fresh, dank, citrus orange, bright pine hoppiness balanced with the toasted biscuit malt. Nice balance between the sweet and the bitter. Palate is medium thin, medium carbonation - really drinkable.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 May 2009
at 11:44
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottled 6/9/06. Pours with a black body and a small off-white head. Aroma is alcohol, grainy, dry animal food, raisins, biscuit and chocolate. Taste is awesome with Madeira, port, vinous notes, alcohol raisins, smokey barbecue, brandy and brown sugar. Syrupy with light bubbles. Not very easy to get down (because of the immense alcohol), but still a very delicious drink.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Apr 2009
at 17:49
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
750ml bottle-pours an off white bubbly head and murky orange/amber color. Aroma is medium malt-caramel/molasses/brown sugar, pine hops. Taste is medium malt-caramel/molasses/brown sugar, pine/resin hops and some lemon, some alcohol. Nice sipping. Thanks bitterbill & jwc215 for trading this.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Dec 2008
at 20:24