8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
On tap at Flying Saucer, pours black with a small brown head. Aroma brings out loads of chocolate upfront, with low roast. Flavour is an intense chocolate bomb, with dark chocolate dominating. Low sweetness and low-medium bitterness, with a fairly dry palate. Lots of depth and wonderfully rounded. Excellent.
Tried
from Draft
on 28 Dec 2017
at 21:26
7.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Draft at Craft Brewed. Pours a pitch black with a finger of beige head that lingers. Lots of bakers chocolate in the nose, faint coffee notes. Well balanced. Dryish finish with lingering cacao and coffee. Well made.
Tried
from Draft
on 25 Dec 2017
at 01:28
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 6
Bottle from Trader Joe's. Pours a deep brown to black with a small bit of head that dissipates quickly. Big roasty coffee ground nose, slight chicory. Thin on the palate, dark chocolate. Slightly sour. Light lingering coffee roast.
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Dec 2017
at 12:51
7.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Draft at Craft Brewed. Pours a deep copper with a small bit of creamy head that lingers. Big vanilla forward nose with caramel, nougat and milk chocolate aromas. Smooth on the palate, sweet but not cloying. Vanilla really stands out in the front, but doesn't completely overwhelm. Nice low abv winter beer. Enjoyable.
Tried
from Draft
on 21 Nov 2017
at 12:39
6.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Draft at Craft Brewed. Pours a clear gold with a finger of foam that lingers. Grainy malt, faint honey aromas. Clean and crisp on the palate, a touch sweet. Faint hops on the finish. Not bad.
Tried
from Draft
on 20 Nov 2017
at 12:39
6.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
2016 bottle. (Label says 5.6% ABV.) Not a big fan of Black Mocha Stout, and this gussied-up edition simply adds minor vanilla notes and some pepper heat to the usual mild chocolate and coffee front. Not bad, just underwhelming, with the mocha not offering much by way of depth, and the adjuncts serving mainly to add some spark to the finish. Inviting stout nose has plenty of chocolate, but the pour comes out thin, with a modest beige head and no lace. Body needs more heft. Eh.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Nov 2017
at 19:38
8.2/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
From Nov 2007
I got this one in a trade with autumnaldave. Thanks Dave!
This pours from 12oz bottle a clear dark brown with reddish hues and a 1 finger head of tannish foam with lots of lacing and it shrinks to a fine layer by the end of the session and there's still some lacing. How cool.
The smell has strong but nice notes of coffee and chocolate.
The taste on first sip brings a big roasted coffee flavour and some nice dark chocolate in the background. Very smooth and thickish mouthfeel to this one and it has a very nice bitter finish from both the coffee flavour and the chocolate.
A few more sips in and I'm noticing how I really enjoy this Porter...I'll be sad when my session is done because this certainly is an easy one to kick back. Oh, and when I let a sip sit on my tongue for a bit, I could swear I'm tasting some dark fruit. Delicious.
Bottom line: Porters are a *great* style of beer when made properly and this sample from Highland fits the bill nicely!(no pun intended)
Thanks again, Dave!
I got this one in a trade with autumnaldave. Thanks Dave!
This pours from 12oz bottle a clear dark brown with reddish hues and a 1 finger head of tannish foam with lots of lacing and it shrinks to a fine layer by the end of the session and there's still some lacing. How cool.
The smell has strong but nice notes of coffee and chocolate.
The taste on first sip brings a big roasted coffee flavour and some nice dark chocolate in the background. Very smooth and thickish mouthfeel to this one and it has a very nice bitter finish from both the coffee flavour and the chocolate.
A few more sips in and I'm noticing how I really enjoy this Porter...I'll be sad when my session is done because this certainly is an easy one to kick back. Oh, and when I let a sip sit on my tongue for a bit, I could swear I'm tasting some dark fruit. Delicious.
Bottom line: Porters are a *great* style of beer when made properly and this sample from Highland fits the bill nicely!(no pun intended)
Thanks again, Dave!
Tried
from Bottle
on 31 Oct 2017
at 09:09
7/10
Carolina Ale House, Greenville SC
Tried
from Draft
on 25 Oct 2017
at 19:30
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 8
From Jun 2007
Obtained in a trade with Brentk56. Thanks a bunch!!
To start off, I have the 1L taped swing top bottle ...it's very cool looking.
It pours into my New Belgium chalice a very nice amber with a smallish head of foam. It doesn't stick around very long and I'm left with just a ring around the edge of the glass and there's just a tiny bit of lacing.
The smell...I'm getting a huge whiff of vanilla, malt, and some other spices.
The taste is also very big on the vanilla with a nice burnt caramel malt backing it up. Swishing the Ale in mouth, I get a bit of citrus tartness and some chocolate notes and that has me smacking my mouth. This is a very unusual tasting sample of the style and I'm liking it.
The finish is on the bitterish side with flavours of hot cocoa and it leaves a pleasing long lasting aftertaste. I'm not getting too much warming so either the abv is fairly low or it's really well hidden. A *very* nice drop indeed. I'm glad I got this one in the trade. :^)
Obtained in a trade with Brentk56. Thanks a bunch!!
To start off, I have the 1L taped swing top bottle ...it's very cool looking.
It pours into my New Belgium chalice a very nice amber with a smallish head of foam. It doesn't stick around very long and I'm left with just a ring around the edge of the glass and there's just a tiny bit of lacing.
The smell...I'm getting a huge whiff of vanilla, malt, and some other spices.
The taste is also very big on the vanilla with a nice burnt caramel malt backing it up. Swishing the Ale in mouth, I get a bit of citrus tartness and some chocolate notes and that has me smacking my mouth. This is a very unusual tasting sample of the style and I'm liking it.
The finish is on the bitterish side with flavours of hot cocoa and it leaves a pleasing long lasting aftertaste. I'm not getting too much warming so either the abv is fairly low or it's really well hidden. A *very* nice drop indeed. I'm glad I got this one in the trade. :^)
Tried
from Draft
on 25 Oct 2017
at 09:33