6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
22 fl oz bottle. Pours pitch black with a small tan head. Aroma is toasted malty and breadish. Toasted malty and caramelish. Bitter. Toasted malty. Bitter and toasted malty. Bitter and dry finish. Dry and bitter finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Dec 2014
at 05:49
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle. Pours a dark brown black color with a small tan head. Has a roasted malty coffee chocolate aroma with hoppy hints. Roasted malty chocolate hoppy flavor. Has a roasted malty chocolate coffee finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Dec 2014
at 02:20
7.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
650 ml bottle, purchased at Liquor Warehouse, downtown Chicago. Pitch black color with light tan head. Rich dark malt aroma of chocolate, coca powder, hints of vanilla.
Flavor is good balance of roasted chocolate flavors with a mild piney hop kick in the backend. Deep roasted grain body giving medium in feel, light creaminess on the tongue. Simcoe or Cascade hop pine toward the back end of the sip, hop presence is large. Very well constructed Porter... I enjoyed this a lot.
Flavor is good balance of roasted chocolate flavors with a mild piney hop kick in the backend. Deep roasted grain body giving medium in feel, light creaminess on the tongue. Simcoe or Cascade hop pine toward the back end of the sip, hop presence is large. Very well constructed Porter... I enjoyed this a lot.
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Dec 2014
at 21:59
7.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Purchased at Bottles and Cans in Chicago, IL; enjoyed on a gloomy Sunday after some good brunch. Appearance is a cloudy gold with a thin white head. Aroma is rather abundant in piney hops, mixed with grapefruit and light citrus. Taste is pretty good, bitter finish, high hops with low malt, enjoyable but a definite sipper.
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Nov 2014
at 13:43
8.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 10
Flavor 9
Texture 6
Overall 9
Bottle poured into a shaker. Pours super dark with a solid finger of dark tan head. Aroma is dominated by toffee, with hints of Roasty black coffee and a slight bit of dark chocolate. Taste is heavily bitter and light sweet. Toffee throughout, but more on the start. Strong Roasty coffee on the finish. Full bodied with a creamy texture. Lively carbonation and a super long finish. Awesome. Shoulda bought a second bottle, I’ll want more.
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Nov 2014
at 19:59
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle poured into a snifter. From notes. Loads of lemon citrus and a little tart funk. Very good.
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Nov 2014
at 19:41
8.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 9
Purchased at West Lakeview Liquors in Chicago, IL; enjoyed at home on a rare open Saturday night. Appearance is thick pitch black with a nice moderate tan head. Aroma is rather complex, nice notes of coffee, rich chocolate, licorice, hazelnut, lactose, smoke, really nice. Taste is very good, like a boozy chocolate brownie, huge chocolate and lactose flavor with smokey notes, light licorice, just really well done. One of my new favorite Chicago breweries.
Tried
on 22 Nov 2014
at 15:49
8.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 9.5
16 ounce can courtesy of AWISLGuy. Thanks! Pours a clear dark brown with a large foamy off-white head. Good head retention. Aroma of intense coffee notes, roast, bitter chocolate, green hops. The taste is big chewy roasted malts, cocoa, chocolate, coffee, caramel, bitter hops. Medium bodied, creamy texture, excellent balance, moderate lingering bitterness. Exceptional porter.
Tried
from Can
on 21 Nov 2014
at 19:11
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
12 ounce can courtesy of AWISLGuy. Thanks! Pours a hazy orange with a large frothy off-white head. Good retention. Aroma of citrus and dank hops. The taste is herbal, citrus, dank hops, tropical fruits, clean pale malt. Medium bodied, decent balance, moderate lingering bitterness. Can mentions both Amarillo and Citra.
Tried
from Can
on 21 Nov 2014
at 19:10
7.5/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Purchased at Bottles and Cans in Chicago, IL; enjoyed at home on a frigid Monday night making some seitan. I’m a big fan of the name of this beer, from a brewery that is quickly becoming a local fave. Appearance is a cloudy bright gold with a huge billowy white head that laces to the glass. Aroma is a mixture of grassy hops, grapefruit, also smells like a bit of green tea in there as well, which I know there’s not. Taste is unique, finishes dry, retains its grapefruit notes, the lactose is a bit odd going with this, and I don’t think it’s the best ingredient for an IPA, but it’s a bit interesting. However, I do like this one.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Nov 2014
at 17:33