6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
On draft at the new Pizzeria Paradiso, thank you Jeff. Medium brown color with tan head. Aroma of caramel and malt. Taste of chocolate and caramel, more malt than hops, but with a decent bitter edge.
Tried
from Draft
on 28 Aug 2009
at 22:52
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle. Black with an inch of brown head. Sweet chocolates in the aroma as well as some dark fruit.Coffee, chocolates, and raisins in the mouth. Nice.
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Aug 2009
at 16:22
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
12 oz bottle - poured a dark brown color with a tan head. Aroma is roasted malts, caramel, nuts and chocolate. Flavor is a nice, smooth roasted malt and caramel flavor - with a strong character of chocolate. Not bad at all.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Aug 2009
at 02:52
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6
June ’09....Ruddy brown..just a skimming of foam....nothin’ but malts...strong malts on the nose...Frank smells a burnt pound cake...I only smell the sweetness of it....deep full and pungent with hop undertones...thick syrupy cereal sweet...alcohol abundant...bitter sweet vanilla--not too shabby...its simple and a little cakey tasting...light lacing--just dandy, but I could use more dimension in this bottle
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Aug 2009
at 20:45
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
Found old notes from Northern Virginia Summer BrewFest. On Tap. Pours a black color with a small dark tan head. Aromas are sweet malts, touch of caramel, cream. Flavor is pretty smooth, with a nice creamy body and a sweet malt flavor. Not too bitter, nicely balanced.
Tried
from Draft
on 18 Aug 2009
at 15:18
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottled (thanks Joey@CigarCity). Very dark ambery brown, quite 95% black, opaque colour with small brown head. Aroma is roasted, mild toffee, some tobacco as well as mild dark chocolate notes. toffee, liquorice, and ashes. Also quite much fudge in it. Fudge and big chocolate with some mild roasted malts/smoked wood in the finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Aug 2009
at 17:27
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle. A ruby-brown, almost clear beer with a small beige head on top. Malty and sweetish nose, with nice hops, alcohol and caramel. Alcohol, beef-stock, dried fruits, sherry, some hops and phenols, caramel and dried fruits in the flavor. Warming, full-bodied and well carbonated. The finish has dried fruits, hops, alcohol and some roasted malt. A really lovely, warming and full-bodied winter beer, maybe a bit on the sweet side, but really nice. (090522)
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Aug 2009
at 05:18
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Location: I thought I'd had this one before, but this rating is from a friend's 12 oz bottle at the Brickskeller, 7/31/09
Overall Impression: A nice beer with a big porter flavor. Filled with nice coffee, chocolate, spice, and roasted flavors.
Overall Impression: A nice beer with a big porter flavor. Filled with nice coffee, chocolate, spice, and roasted flavors.
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Aug 2009
at 20:19
7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
12 ounce bottle from Beer Run in Charlottesville, VA. Pours a dark brown color with a medium head. Good head retention and lacing. Aroma is roasted malts, caramel, nutty notes. Taste is roasted malts, coffee, nutty notes, caramel and a hoppy finish. Full bodied.
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Jul 2009
at 17:15
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle. Red amber colour with a beige head. Aroma is malt, caramel, licorice. Flavour is sweet, licorice, hop, caramel, malt. Medium to full body. Nice beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Jul 2009
at 03:27