7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
22 oz bomber graciously sent to me by bvc. The pour is black brown, with nice ruby highlights. The two inch tan heads builds up with nice settling - pretty in the glass. The aroma is lightly toasted, roasted malt along with a sweetness, and a husky nutty character. The taste is the nose, starts with the toasting malt character, shows a brief cane sugar, then moves into the husky, nutty aspects of the coconut. The finish is roast, along with residual coconut. The palate is medium to full bodied, pretty full carbonation, and the clean roasty finish. Nicely quaff-able beer, coconut added nice complexity to a solid base porter. Thanks Brandon, fun beer.
Tried
from Can
on 23 Jan 2012
at 19:03
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle @ Pinball. Pours a black color with a small tan head. Has a roasted malty chocolate aroma. Roasted malty chocolate and coffee flavor. Has a roasted malty chocolate finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Jan 2012
at 12:45
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle @ Pinball. Pours a clear amber color with a small off-white head. Has a fruity malty dark fruit aroma. Fruity malty spicy dark fruit flavor with woody bourbon hints. Has a fruity malty spicy woody dark fruit finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Jan 2012
at 12:18
5.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 5
750 ml bottle courtesy of bvc. The pour is a clear golden yellow, with not much of an off white head. The aroma is light yeastiness, predominantly clove, touch of grainy wheat, and the barnyard character of the Brett. Taste is big on the barnyard Brett flavor to start, shows some light citrus, then there is a huge blast of diacetyl. Particularly as it warms, diacetyl is the story. The palate is medium bodied, high active carbonation, and a big buttery finish. Really killed by the diacetyl. Too bad, I really like Black Raven and their beers. Thanks Brandon.
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Jan 2012
at 19:09
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
22 oz bomber courtesy of bvc. Pour is a hazed yellow golden with a one inch clear white head. The head is quite full, falls slowly. Aroma is soft bready toasted grain, along with bright floral and some grassy hay. The taste is bright grain, bready, balanced nicely with fresh floral hay. Finishes with pleasant mineral earthiness. The palate is light to medium bodied, un filtered mouth feel, nice carbonation and a clean finish. Really liked this one, thanks Brandon.
Tried
on 10 Jan 2012
at 18:49
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle 22fl.oz.Clear dark black brown colour with a average to large, frothy to creamy, good lacing, mostly lasting, beige head. Aroma is moderate to heavy malty, roasted, caramel, chocolate malt. Flavour is moderate to heavy sweet and bitter with a long duration, chocolate, dark roasted. Body is medium, texture is oily to creamy, carbonation is soft. Very nice *
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Jan 2012
at 10:21
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle 22fl.oz.Clear medium to dark amber colour with a small to average, frothy, fair lacing, mostly diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate to heavy malty, caramel, dusty, licorice konfekt, bourbon, oak - wood, light earthy. Flavour is moderate to heavy sweet and moderate bitter with a long duration, bourbon, caramel, licorice konfekt. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. [20111216]
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Dec 2011
at 01:20
6.6/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
bottle. clear amber, small white head. woody and boozy aroma. malty. flavor is woody, boozy, malty.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Dec 2011
at 02:26
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8.5
bottle. pitch dark, small brown hea. roasted malty aroma, bitter hopy. flavor is bitter malty, hoppy, roasted malty, very nice.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Dec 2011
at 02:09
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Sample from 65 cl. bottle. Pitch black colour that lets no light through.Tanned head. Aroma is roasted, with hops, cocoa and coffee. Taste is light sweet and roasted with cocoa, coffee and chocolate.Full body. Long bitter, roasted finish. Very good.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Dec 2011
at 10:38