4.9/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 4
Flavor 4
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Aroma is orange and grapefruit, with a little yeast. Cloudy amber with a thin to medium light orange head. Dry and yeasty, lemon peel. Piny finish. Kind of a chewy mouthfeel. I like this brewer, but this isn’t one of their best. Still above average.
Tried
on 07 Sep 2007
at 18:42
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 9
Aroma is equal hops and chocolate, with caramel present to a lesser degree, not very strong though. Black color medium tan coating head. Hearty grain and chocolate taste. Savory and paprika finish. This would pair amazingly well with steak, lamb, or venison. Excellent!
Tried
on 06 Sep 2007
at 20:46
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bomber from Ross a long time ago; Nose of chocolate, caramel, with a smoky hint; clear cherry brown with a small, but glass-lacing straw head; flavor of toffee, smoke, and some roastiness; smooth drinking as I sit here drinking these winter beers on a 108 degrre day (under the AC of course)!
Tried
on 01 Sep 2007
at 16:11
7.2/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 9
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Nice bouquet of apple, grapefruit, and caramel. Clear reddish copper pour with a thick tan head. Apple core taste, prominent alcohol. Tinny lemongrass finish.
Tried
on 31 Aug 2007
at 10:40
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Courtesy of Degarth. Pours brown with tan head. The aroma is sweet thin molasses, hints of coffee and caramel. Not really all that Porter like. Nice malty flavors like roasted malts, a hint of sweeter malts, coffee, an oatmeal twang, hints of caramel, light astringency and not much in the way of classic Porter burnt malts.
Tried
on 03 Aug 2007
at 22:05
6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6
2006 Swingtop bottle from Oldgrowth, drunk on 5/26/07
Still plentiful carbonation resulting in a massive, auburn-specked-beige head that is slow to recede, yet eventually falls to cover, leaving light lacing. Mostly clear body, with nearly no sediment on the bottom is a chartreuse-orange with darker chestnut tints.
Smells meaty. Like gruit meaty. I was sort of expecting something of a spiced scotch ale, but I didnt really get that. Like they used lots of heather and a darker spice, not as dry and distinctive as cinnamon, but still quite astringent and puzzling. The rest of the beer seems to be an amber ale, with crystal malts hardening things and not really complementing the already dry spiciness. That meaty, almost vegetal quality returns on the end, with some vanilla and lots of toast. Maybe some anise in there too? Alcohol is well-concealed, but there could be a bit of DMS and the spices just dont provide any enjoyment that I can find.
Sweet caramel, with tons of esters providing plums, red apples and figs. Crystal malt hardness never really allows for a soft or full texture and the spicing goes from weird to astringent. An interesting cherry-orange-vanilla-anise thing going on on the finish, with lots of lightly tannic grains. Needs a lot more base malt, just gets too crunchy/earthy/toasty. Carbonation is quite high. Not really flawed, just overspiced and with a really strange malt bill.
Still plentiful carbonation resulting in a massive, auburn-specked-beige head that is slow to recede, yet eventually falls to cover, leaving light lacing. Mostly clear body, with nearly no sediment on the bottom is a chartreuse-orange with darker chestnut tints.
Smells meaty. Like gruit meaty. I was sort of expecting something of a spiced scotch ale, but I didnt really get that. Like they used lots of heather and a darker spice, not as dry and distinctive as cinnamon, but still quite astringent and puzzling. The rest of the beer seems to be an amber ale, with crystal malts hardening things and not really complementing the already dry spiciness. That meaty, almost vegetal quality returns on the end, with some vanilla and lots of toast. Maybe some anise in there too? Alcohol is well-concealed, but there could be a bit of DMS and the spices just dont provide any enjoyment that I can find.
Sweet caramel, with tons of esters providing plums, red apples and figs. Crystal malt hardness never really allows for a soft or full texture and the spicing goes from weird to astringent. An interesting cherry-orange-vanilla-anise thing going on on the finish, with lots of lightly tannic grains. Needs a lot more base malt, just gets too crunchy/earthy/toasty. Carbonation is quite high. Not really flawed, just overspiced and with a really strange malt bill.
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Jun 2007
at 16:03
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle from Ross; nose of sweet caramel and vanilla; rusty red with a small straw head; sweet and spicy with some caramel malt, fruitiness, and a tiny bit of hops. A decent Christmas ale!
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 May 2007
at 22:48
8.5/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 8
This is very good. Sweet and malty aroma. Flavor is sweet with fruit and port wine, as well as lots of malt and a light roasted character. Very heavy palate on this black beer. As good as it is, the flavors and aromas would benefit from more complexity.
Tried
on 24 Mar 2007
at 23:34
8.3/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 8
Bottle. Chocolate and burnt wood malt aroma. Opaque black-brown color with large tan head and nice lacing. Nice chocolate and coffee malt flavor - extremely smooth with light hops and charcoal finish. A great beer - a stout I could drink anytime.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Mar 2007
at 14:50
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Flavorful and dry, this above-average porter was a pleasant experience. At the same time, it did nothing to make me wake up and take notice. Average, light brown head above a dark brown body. Average to heavy toasted malt aroma of coffee and dark chocolate. Very little sweetness in the flavor. Instead, the hop bitterness came to the front quickly. The texture was thin and slightly gritty. Average carbonation. Bitter finish.
Tried
on 22 Feb 2007
at 17:16