22nd May 2010. ChrisOs ’Blue Ridge Mountains Of Virginia’ tasting! Opaque black stout, no real head. Minerally malt and a little coffee on the nose. Dry palate. Rich dark malt - pretty hard roasted. Some dark chocolate. Too bitter and dry for me.

12 ounce bottle from Wine Warehouse in Charlottesville, VA. Pours a clear golden color with a medium frothy white head. Decent head retention and lacing. Aroma of bready malts and a bit of grass. The taste is bitter hops, pale grainy malts, slightly salty. Medium bodied. Decent.

22 ounce bottle from Beer Run in Charlottesville, VA, on 5/2/10. Pours a slightly hazy golden color with a medium head. Decent head retention and lacing. Aroma of clove, other spices, citrus, yeast and soap. The taste is citrus, bread and faint spices and caramel. Medium bodied. Decent.

22 oz bottle. Pours a deep oily black ccolour with a thin beige head; there is an intense aroma of chocolate malt with hints of tar and purple fruit; tasting gives a mouth full of rich malts, with an oily texture and a trace of petrol, but nevertheless very smooth; leading to a dry and warming finish. An excellent porter.

Bottle 22fl.oz. @ chrisos Back In The UK Tasting.Clear dark black brown color with a average, creamy - frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, beige head. Aroma is moderate to heavy malty, roasted, cold coffee, shampoo notes. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet and heavy bitter with a long duration, hop and malt bitter. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. [20100522]

Canned vegetables and anise aroma. Hazy yellow, thin white head. Orange peel, coriander, and lemon flavor, mild DMS. Medium bodied. Smells pretty bad, but the DMS is not as noticeable on the palate. Not as light as most witbiers I’ve had. Very flavorful, slightly infected.

bottle at Chris-O ... black ... thin lacing ... bitter coffee roast nose ... big hop front ... deep roast ... little charcoal linger ... quite bitter ... to hop dominated

750ml bottle at the DC local tasting. Pours a slightly hazy, bright yellow with a cloudy white head. Buttery aroma, light oak, chardonnay grapes, white pepper, spicy, someone at the tasting mentioned curry, light hay, light barnyard. Flavor is tart but nice, fruity, lemons, hay, grass, lightly funky, light candy. Almost made me think mimosa. Finish is dry.

Darkish brown almost black pour. Nose is heavy raisin with some chocolate malt. Sour chocolate taste. Rated 2/26/05

Copper with a creamy white head. Earthy, light sweet biscuit malts. Flavor is much the same with a light hop spice. A decent english pale.