Subsidiaries
6.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Can from Yamaoka. Medium brown with orange. Low, fine head. Fruity, caramel malt aroma, with some chocolate, just a bit spicy. Sweet, spicy flavor, some fruit,, caramel, chocolate. Orange. Seems like they were aiming at Leffe Bruin. Maybe better than that, but not much. Ok, but bland and way too sweet and simple. A belgian dark for peoople who don’t know anything but the name.
Tried
from Can
on 14 Jun 2011
at 02:11
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Pours coffee black, maybe a shade lighter. Head is soapy, beige and pretty big but fades quickly. The aroma is mostly cocoa with touches of mocha, roast and a mild twang of acidity. Taste is sweet with more simple chocolate flavor and finishes with a fairly assertive coffee/roast bitterness. The coffee flavor is a bit stale. The acidity comes through a bit in the taste, as well. Mouthfeel is somewhat creamy, but it could use more body. It’s a decent porter but nothing special and certainly not worth the price, at least here in the US.
Tried
on 13 Jun 2011
at 22:50
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
Can at Black Squirrel. Black (not a surprise, I guess). Tan head. Aroma of pumpernickel bread and black pepper. Taste is coffee grounds. Medium body. A proper porter.
Tried
from Can
on 11 May 2011
at 18:15
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
350ml can. Poured a dark brown, almost black color with off-white head. Aroma is roasted malts, caramel, coffee notes. Flavor is roasted malts, caramel, good.
Tried
from Can
on 08 May 2011
at 01:26
5.1/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Süßlicher Antrunk mit angenehmen aber leicht verwässerten Malznoten. Diese bleiben in ihrer Intensität vorerst konstant, bis sie im Abgang schwächer werden. Eine Intensivierung findet leider nicht statt. So dümpelt das Bier eine Zeit lang umher ohne großartig aufzufallen, auch im Abgang macht sich das Bier kaum bemerkbar. Es wird durch eine sehr leichte Süße würziger, ja, aber das war es auch schon. Ein eher entäuschender Barley Wine mit wenig Tiefgang.
Tried
on 01 May 2011
at 05:49
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Can. Pours a slightly hazy golden orange color with a white head. Has a malty hoppy citrus aroma with hints of caramel. Sweetish malty slightly herbal hoppy citrus flavor with hints of caramel. Has a sweetish malty hoppy finish.
Tried
from Can
on 02 Mar 2011
at 00:11
5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 4
Texture 6
Overall 6
Can. Pours a clear golden color with a small white head. Has a fruity grainy and slightly grassy aroma. Fruity grainy flavor with some bitterness. Has a sweetish malty grainy finish.
Tried
from Can
on 02 Mar 2011
at 00:05
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Can courtesy of Butters at Richmond Gathering XIII. Pours a pitch black color with a medium sized creamy tan head. Good head retention and lacing. Aroma of dry roasted malt notes, some nuttiness. The taste is roasted malts, smoke, caramel, tobacco, leafy hops. Medium bodied. Pretty tasty.
Tried
from Can
on 15 Jan 2011
at 14:50
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
12oz bottle pours a lightly viscous, translucent copper brown with zero head. Nose is malty, very grainy - like it was fermented with granola, whole grain bread. Flavor is mild, brown sugar, malts, grainy bread, oranges. Medium bodied, lightly watery finish. Much different than the 2002.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Dec 2010
at 17:44
7.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
12oz bottle (2002) pours a translucent brown with some white head. Nose is sweet, malty, sherry, bread. Flavor is malty, apples, brown sugar, cookie dough. Full bodied and smooth. Doing very well after 8 years.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Dec 2010
at 17:41