6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
50cl bottle at Pierwszy Stopień Restaurant, Krakow, Poland. Pours dark blonde, transparent, with fine white foam. Aroma is intense of apple, fruity, sugary. Body and carbonation are average. Taste is medium sweet final is average.
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Mar 2026
at 18:11
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
a: dark brown coloured body | thinnish tan head
a: deep raspberries (duh!) | brewed coffee | tart end
f: strong chocolate | artificial raspberries | creamy
t: vanilla | icing sugar | rich throughout
o: great balance | strong but sweet | enjoyable, especially as a Pole after the Olympics!
500 mL bottle | Joe Canal's: Lawrenceville, New Jersey | 21-December-2020 | US$3,99 | lot number: 32/32/19 | sampled: 23-February-2026 after the Winter Olympics in Milan/Cortina, Italy 2026!
a: deep raspberries (duh!) | brewed coffee | tart end
f: strong chocolate | artificial raspberries | creamy
t: vanilla | icing sugar | rich throughout
o: great balance | strong but sweet | enjoyable, especially as a Pole after the Olympics!
500 mL bottle | Joe Canal's: Lawrenceville, New Jersey | 21-December-2020 | US$3,99 | lot number: 32/32/19 | sampled: 23-February-2026 after the Winter Olympics in Milan/Cortina, Italy 2026!
Tried
from Bottle
from
Joe Canal's - Iselin (Woodbridge)
on 23 Feb 2026
at 21:58
7.8/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 7
Overall 8
Black in color, opaque, with a light brown, fine-bubbled head that settles into a thicker ring.
The aroma is rich, with cinnamon, vanilla, chocolate, and intense gingerbread. The taste is similar, with chocolate, cinnamon, spices, maple syrup, cherry liqueur, medium roasted bitterness, dark chocolate, and a medium lingering finish.
Amburana dominates the remaining flavors and aromas of the basic porter, which can be found in the finish.
The aroma is rich, with cinnamon, vanilla, chocolate, and intense gingerbread. The taste is similar, with chocolate, cinnamon, spices, maple syrup, cherry liqueur, medium roasted bitterness, dark chocolate, and a medium lingering finish.
Amburana dominates the remaining flavors and aromas of the basic porter, which can be found in the finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Feb 2026
at 16:09
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
Large, long-lasting head, amber in colour. Faint, spicy, citrus aroma. Citrus, slightly spicy, with a hint of pine. Light, moderately carbonated, well-balanced, nothing overpowering, a fantastic beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Feb 2026
at 13:38
6.8/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 6.5
Texture 7
Overall 7
Citrusy fruity notes of juicy tangerine, citrus peel, soft malty support, citrus peel, zesty light bitter fruity hoppy close.
Tried
from Bottle
from Piwne Mosty
on 05 Feb 2026
at 18:10
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 7
Reviewed from notes.
Bottle to snifter.
Appearance: dark brown close to black in color with a thin cap of a little off white foamy head which slid off nicely and barely left any lace
Aroma: milk chocolate up front, red raspberries and vanilla taming the middle ground and some nice coffee sweetness rounding out the edges
Flavor: moderately sweet with an ample roasty backing from the coffee; mild aftertaste of the raspberries and coffee
Texture: medium bodied, leaning towards being a sipper; and finally the peppers show up but ever so faint and all they really do is create some of the harshness along my tongue (it's pretty light to be honest, but just noticeable); finishes mainly with the roasty coffee, chocolate and raspberries
Overall: I'd like to try this again and preferably a fresher bottle as I do not know if I had an older bottle (I couldn't find any dates anywhere) and I do not know when it arrived in the U.S. or how it was cellared in the U.S. before it got to my local store. Like we used to say in the in Coast Guard "it is what it is" and time to get onto the next beer.
Bottle to snifter.
Appearance: dark brown close to black in color with a thin cap of a little off white foamy head which slid off nicely and barely left any lace
Aroma: milk chocolate up front, red raspberries and vanilla taming the middle ground and some nice coffee sweetness rounding out the edges
Flavor: moderately sweet with an ample roasty backing from the coffee; mild aftertaste of the raspberries and coffee
Texture: medium bodied, leaning towards being a sipper; and finally the peppers show up but ever so faint and all they really do is create some of the harshness along my tongue (it's pretty light to be honest, but just noticeable); finishes mainly with the roasty coffee, chocolate and raspberries
Overall: I'd like to try this again and preferably a fresher bottle as I do not know if I had an older bottle (I couldn't find any dates anywhere) and I do not know when it arrived in the U.S. or how it was cellared in the U.S. before it got to my local store. Like we used to say in the in Coast Guard "it is what it is" and time to get onto the next beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Feb 2026
at 17:36
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 7
Reviewed from notes.
Bottle to snifter.
Appearance: dark brown close to black color with a thin cap of a little off white foamy head which slid off nicely to leave some light lace.
Aroma: big dark fruits, milk chocolates, slight use of dark chocolates, roasty and sweet tones of coffee
Flavor: gently blends all the prior noted aromas together fairly sweet with a touch of roast; sly aftertaste of the milk chocolate
Texture: medium bodied, leaning towards the sipping side; good smoothness with some coffee roasty toned abrasion on the tongue (nothing overbearing); finishes roasty smooth
Overall: I'd say a nicely done RIS for the most part that I'd be willing to have again.
Bottle to snifter.
Appearance: dark brown close to black color with a thin cap of a little off white foamy head which slid off nicely to leave some light lace.
Aroma: big dark fruits, milk chocolates, slight use of dark chocolates, roasty and sweet tones of coffee
Flavor: gently blends all the prior noted aromas together fairly sweet with a touch of roast; sly aftertaste of the milk chocolate
Texture: medium bodied, leaning towards the sipping side; good smoothness with some coffee roasty toned abrasion on the tongue (nothing overbearing); finishes roasty smooth
Overall: I'd say a nicely done RIS for the most part that I'd be willing to have again.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Feb 2026
at 17:30
8.8/10
Chocolate, cherry, whiskey, boozy and oak
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Jan 2026
at 22:55
5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
Miodowe, pomarańczowe, przyjemnie zbożowe na finiszu. Barwa słomkowa, przejrzyste, ładna piana, delikatny lacing. Goryczka znikoma, zestowa. Słodkie, sztuczne, perfumowe. Bardzo dziwne.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Jan 2026
at 21:35