7.1

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Bottle, 330 ml in Amman. Cloudy golden with small white head. Fruity, citrus, lime, somewhat salty, some coriander. Easy drinkable and quite refreshing.

6.5

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Bottle, 330 ml at Maestro. Cloudy golden with largewhite head. Malty, yeasty, floral, sweet, bit spicy, light bodied.

5.1

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5.5

Grains and malt aroma. Similar grainy taste, light grassy bitterness, a bit sour.

6.4

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Citrus fruit and malt aroma. Malty taste, with hints of hops, slightly sweet.

7.4

Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 7.5

Bottle shared at BBT 2/2023. Thin body, med-low carbonation. Med-light sourness, clean lacto. Low sweetness, everything else in the background. Fruits are used a bit sparingly. Since I know what is inside, I can just barely identify it, otherwise I would be clueless. But it makes for a pretty easy drinking and classic feeling beer, not over the top with weirdness. I like this pretty much.

6.9

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8.5

Bottle at BBT. Lactic sourish aroma and taste, pomegranate, light yogurth notes, light to medium sour. Light to medium body, sourish fruity finish. Ok.

7.2

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Shared bottle at BBT 1/2023. Pale golden color with medium white head. Light sour aroma, oranges, pomegranate. Taste is nicely sour, pommegrante, oranges. Very good.

7.2

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Clear golden color with low white head. Aroma: citrus, tart, pomegranate. Taste: citrus, tart, salty, pomegranate. Light bodied, moderate to high carbonation.

7.5

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

I located a 500 ml bottle of BCS at a specialty wine and beer shop in Santa Fe last year. Not cheap, not outrageous but worth the try, I like the style. No reaction after I lift the cap but there is a fair head of taupe foam in the pour that lies on top of a fully black body. The scent is an interesting earthy bit of chocolate sweetness and leather. I take a drink, dark fruit, dark chocolate, heavy with grain, roastiness to a small degree and a touch of brown sugar. Slightly bitter. A shot down the middle for the style in my estimation. I'm glad to have a sampling, though not having a total re-estimation of my opinion on imperial porters.

6

Pours amber with a thick frothy white ale. Aroma of hops, saar, hay. Taste has full malt bill, sweet finish. Palate has some acerbic notes, grassy finish. Quite good.