7/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Sharp, slightly tannic Porter that pours a deep dark ruby-brown with minimal head. You definitely need to let this one warm awhile until it settles down a little. Glad I tried it but I won't go out of my way to get it again.
Tried
on 20 Jun 2002
at 07:18
8.6/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 8.5
500 ml bottle, courtesy of Cardinal Pub & Bar, Stavanger. ABV is 5.5%. Very dark colour, nearly black, reddish brown in the highlights. Decent tan head with good retention, leaves a nice lacing. The aroma has loads of malts, also chocolate, dark fruits, caramel, rye bread and coffee, hints of oak too. The flavour has much of the elements as the aroma, plenty of malts, chocolate and fruit, but also decent hops in the finish. A brilliant porter, and a true classic.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Feb 2002
at 21:11
7.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Light, very refreshing. There is a lot of coriander in this beer, which works well for me. Why they chose to release this in the winter I'll never know - this is midsummer quaffing all the way.
Tried
on 09 Dec 2001
at 13:38
5.5/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 6
Light copper; orangey, lemon aroma. The aroma could easily be mistaken for lemon dish detergent, but there really isn't any soapiness, it's just that strong in the lemon. Crisp, floral, spicy, ale; dry, harshly coriander finish.
Tried
on 11 Nov 2001
at 19:36