6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
64oz growler from Big Z beverage pours a clear burnt orange with one ring of white head. Nose is mild pumpkin spice, root veg, rootbeer, clove, nutmeg, light ginger. Flavor is the same, well balanced, vegetal, root vegetables, a little cream soda, nutmeg, clove. Medium bodied, lightly spicy finish.
Tried
from Growler
on 30 Nov 2012
at 14:59
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Dutch Kills, Queens tap ($7): Pours black with a brown head. Aroma is roasted malt and coffee. Taste is pretty standard porter. A bunch of roasted malt and some chocolate. Nice body. A pretty good porter.
Tried
from Draft
on 03 Nov 2012
at 00:18
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Sampled at GABF. Pours an oily, opaque black with some creamy, beige head. Nice nose, licorice, molasses, malty, chocolate. Big licorice flavor, molasses, malt extract, brown bread. Full bodied, sticky finish. Pretty good. True to style.
Tried
on 26 Oct 2012
at 05:07
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
A reddish copper barley wine with a thin super lacing brown head. In aroma, a treacle vinous malt with smooth warming alcohol, light piney hops, a bit musky. In mouth, a nice smooth sweet caramel malt with treacle notes, floral and resinous hops, warming alcohol, nice. On tap at Rattle’n’Hum, Sept 21, 2012.
Tried
from Draft
on 24 Oct 2012
at 18:52
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
A deep dark brown ale with a thin brown head. In aroma, a lightly spiced and herbal caramel, with light ginger notes. In mouth, a rather strange mix of chocolate, light coffee and sugar, a bit thin, not what was expected. On tap at Rattle’n’Hum, Sept 21, 2012.
Tried
from Draft
on 24 Oct 2012
at 18:40
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Sampled at GABF. Pours a clear orange with some spitty white head. Mild nose, malty, dried orange peel, dried leaves. Sweet, malty flavor, oranges, dried leaves. Medium bodied, dry finish. Decent, but a little too mild.
Tried
on 24 Oct 2012
at 16:53
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Location: Draft at the Pacific Standard, 9/8/12
Aroma: The nose is roasted malts, with some coffee and chocolate
Appearance: It pours a dark brown color with a fairly small head atop it
Flavor: The taste is heavy roasted malts, light sweet, and dry roasted finish
Palate: The body is medium-plus, with average carbonation, and a somewhat dry finish
Overall Impression: This one was a very solid, roasty Porter. I enjoyed this one, a quite solid example of the style.
Tried
from Draft
on 08 Sep 2012
at 15:08
6.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
Draft. Pours cloudy gold with white head. Nose and taste of banana, clove, light spice, lemon and wheat malt. Medium body.
Tried
from Draft
on 26 Aug 2012
at 12:33
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
On tap at the Cask Bar & Kitchen, Manhattan - 01/03/12. Poured a dark brown with a tan coloured head. On the nose - roasted malts, cocoa, coffee and a puff of smoke. Taste as nose - add a little dark fruit, quite complex for a 4.7% ABV porter. Medium bodied and a smooth finish. Good well rounded and tasty porter for sub 5%!
Tried
from Draft
on 13 Aug 2012
at 13:09
7.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Location: Draft at the Breslin, 8/3/12
Aroma: It is mostly citrus and mostly fruity, with some light malt and some other hop notes
Appearance: This one pours a clear caramel-orange color with a small head and light lace
Flavor: The taste is light sweet and light-medium bitter, with a fairly light bitterness for style
Palate: The body is light, with some creaminess, and it finishes semi-dry with a lengthy duration
Overall Impression: Interesting offering. The light hop bitterness works nicely here, and it is a solid and drinkable one. I wavered a bit on this score, but I ultimately settled here. If anything I may have been a bit generous, but this score felt about right.
Aroma: It is mostly citrus and mostly fruity, with some light malt and some other hop notes
Appearance: This one pours a clear caramel-orange color with a small head and light lace
Flavor: The taste is light sweet and light-medium bitter, with a fairly light bitterness for style
Palate: The body is light, with some creaminess, and it finishes semi-dry with a lengthy duration
Overall Impression: Interesting offering. The light hop bitterness works nicely here, and it is a solid and drinkable one. I wavered a bit on this score, but I ultimately settled here. If anything I may have been a bit generous, but this score felt about right.
Tried
from Draft
on 03 Aug 2012
at 10:08