7.4/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Imported from my RateBeer account as Viven Porter (by Brouwerij van Viven):
Aroma: 7/10, Appearance: 5/5, Taste: 7/10, Palate: 4/5, Overall: 13/20, MyTotalScore: 3.6/5
9/05/2011 33cl bottle @ home - BB: 11/02/12 (2011-201)
Very dark brown beer, creamy beige to brown head, stable and non adhesive. Aroma: mocha, smoke, coffee, charcoal, very dark chocolate. MF: a little too much carbon, full body. Taste: wood, mocha, coffee, smoke, tobacco, more coffee and in the end some coffee. Aftertaste: coffee again, very bitter coffee. A little caramel and some green apples balancing with some tartness. Not my cup of tea, but a very interesting brew and probably good for the stout/porter lovers.
Aroma: 7/10, Appearance: 5/5, Taste: 7/10, Palate: 4/5, Overall: 13/20, MyTotalScore: 3.6/5
9/05/2011 33cl bottle @ home - BB: 11/02/12 (2011-201)
Very dark brown beer, creamy beige to brown head, stable and non adhesive. Aroma: mocha, smoke, coffee, charcoal, very dark chocolate. MF: a little too much carbon, full body. Taste: wood, mocha, coffee, smoke, tobacco, more coffee and in the end some coffee. Aftertaste: coffee again, very bitter coffee. A little caramel and some green apples balancing with some tartness. Not my cup of tea, but a very interesting brew and probably good for the stout/porter lovers.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 May 2011
at 08:08
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
bottle at home ... dark brown black ... slightly smokey roast malts ... hint of chocolate malts ... light roast ... some dark fruits ... and lots of smokey malts ... ok but im not a big smoked fan.
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Apr 2011
at 12:53
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 9
Bouteille 33cl. Cuivre, mousse épaisse beige. Arôme raisiné, citron avec pamplemousse, complexe au nez avec une bonne bouffée houblonnée. Le palais est délicieux pour le style, houblonné à souhait avec note herbeuse, citron et autres agrumes, pin et pamplemousse le tout se mariant parfaitement avec un malt qui confère à cette bière une note fumée. Complexe et dont les attributs se développent au fur et à mesure de la dégustation.
Tried
on 13 Apr 2011
at 04:46
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bouteille 33cl. Couleur brune, mousse ocre/café au lait épaisse. Arôme est axé sur le malt qui confère un nez grillé, fumé (plus léger que au palais) avec une pointe de cacao ainsi que un houblon fleuri. En bouche, une bière sublime et complexe qui se base fortement sur l’usage de malts variés. Ces derniers vont du malt biscuité, caramel, crystal et fumé. D’ailleurs ce côté fumé donne à la bière un aspect vraiment intéressant qui se mélange parfaitement au café mais aussi à un fini qui me rappelle la réglisse. On passe donc à un bouquet de fumé, chocolaté, torréfié. Le tout reste sec en bouche avec une levure qui contribue a une touche épicée ainsi que du houblon qui agrémente l’expérience par son amertume.
Tried
on 29 Mar 2011
at 04:49
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle at La Trappiste in Canterbury. Pours black with tan head. Darkish roasty aroma. Some choc. A decent dark beer. Really quite tasty. Roasty toasty malt notes are quite attractive. Some rich dark choc on finish. Tasty enough. Touch of charcoal. 3.7 re rate The Pub Brugge. Smoke. lovely smoke good chocolate smoke flavour. Good beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Mar 2011
at 05:06
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle at the Piccadilly. It pours a cloudy golden yellow with thin foamy off-white head. The nose is hay, grass, bread, boiled sweets (in particular pear drops) and some honey sweetness. It tastes of grass, hay, pine, biscuit, zesty lemon, lime and orange. It is medium bodied and leads to a bitter, dry finish. Decent Belgian ale, but not outstanding.
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Mar 2011
at 08:15
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle 330ml.Clear dark black brown color with a large, frothy to creamy, good lacing, fully lasting, beige head. Aroma is heavy malty, roasted, burnt, coffee, wood, moderate hoppy, light to moderate yeasty. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet and bitter with a long duration, coffee, dark roasted. Body is medium, texture is creamy to oily, carbonation is soft. [20100805]
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Jan 2011
at 23:49
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
(bottle, 33cl) Black coloured hue with a huge brown and dense foamy head. Roasty and delicately smokey malty aroma with notes of leather, liquorice and a subtle berry-fruity touch. Roasty bitter flavour with a tinge of sweetness in the background, medium bodied with a mild carbonation. Roasty malt-character with a whiff of ashes, liquorice and mocha; dry-ish roasty bitter and delicately smokey finish with notes of coffee in the aftertaste. Balanced and quaffable smoked Porter. 06.XII.10
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Dec 2010
at 14:35
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7
(bottle, 33cl) Hazy, ruby brown colour with a big and loose tanned foamy head. Sweet and yeasty roast-malty aroma with notes of berries, caramel, leather and liquorice. Sweet and roasty bitter flavour, medium bodied with a moderate carbonation. Roast-malty taste with fruity notes, caramel and cacao; sweet, roasty and hop-bitter, slightly spicy and subtle fruity finish with loads of chocolate in the aftertaste. Pleasant. 06.XII.10
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Dec 2010
at 14:34
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
(bottle, 33cl) Hazy, effervescent and pale golden coloured hue with a big and blond foamy head. Yeasty and moderately sweet malty aroma with citrus-fruity touch and spicy notes of coriander and white pepper. Sweet and slightly bitter flavour, rather light bodied with a moderate carbonation. Slightly grainy malty taste with spicy and subtle fruity notes; sweet-bitter and rounded spicy finish. 06.XII.10
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Dec 2010
at 14:33