5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottled. Dark brown beer with a light spiced aroma and quite dry hopped flavour. Overall an average beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Aug 2005
at 15:07
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle. Mmm... deep chocolatey smell, with a touch of mocha. Mysterious dark brown color, a light ring of foam. Very mellowed dark roasts, some scotch peated malts, and low astringency in the taste. Bitterness is a nondescript English hop profile that balances without getting in the way. Very pleasant indeed.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Aug 2005
at 22:50
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
2005 bottle shared by Radiomgb at the Mondial Ratebeer tasting, 6/4/05. Golden copper, clear and lucid. White head recedes quickly to ring, with some lacing. Amarillo and manure in the nose, fruity yeast as well. Strong aroma from the amarillo hops, peaches, apples, oranges. . .Earthy, dusty yeast, some hay and plants. More fruit in the flavor, with the hops quite dominant. Retronasal has oranges and light leafy hops. Medium body, slightly oily mouthfeel, a bit resinous at times, with a low carbonation.
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Jun 2005
at 16:22
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 4
Overall 8.5
Cask at Reading Beer Festival. Black in colour, malty, coffee nose. Bit thin in mouth, but oily coating of the gums. Really good coffee malts on the aftertaste. Oily dry finish
Tried
from Cask
on 04 May 2005
at 11:02
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottled. Nice looking dark amber beer with a smooth fruity and hopped aroma. The flavour is slightly caramel, smokey, dry and fruity. Overall a good complex beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Mar 2005
at 05:17
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask conditioned at the Lambton Worm (JDW), Sunderland. Golden colour, no head, little lacing. Moderate citrussy aroma. Light bodied. Pineapple and grapefruit in the flavour. Quite nice, but unfortunately a bit too sweet to be a definite favourite of mine.
Tried
from Cask
on 27 Feb 2005
at 17:07
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 5.5
Hazy dark brown coloured body with a thinnish light tan head that dissolves quickly. Aroma of nuts, raisins, roasted malt, a slight amount of cherries and some caramel. Medium to Light-bodied; Roasty flavour with some mild fruit qualities and that subtle lactic taste. Aftertaste clean-fairly watery for the sytle, not much going on. Overall, a decent porter-not as fabulous as I’ve ever had, but not horrible either. I sampled this twelve ounce bottle purchased by Jon[R888710] from Chevy Chase Wine & Liquors in Chevy Chase (Washington), D.C on 15-July-2004.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Oct 2004
at 20:45
7/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
An opaque red-brown beer with a small brown head. The aroma is sweet malty with notes of chocolate and the flavor is sweet with notes of caramel, roasted malt, and hops.
Tried
on 01 Sep 2004
at 15:16
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle Pours a very dark brown with no head and faint lacing. Aroma is dominated by chocolate and dark roast/burnt wood. Molassas and brown sugar too as it is a bit sweet. Flavor is a bit simple and somewhat thin. Taste is a dark roast and a bit smokey. Feel is a bit thin but the finish is nice and very little bitterness. A decent porter.
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Jul 2004
at 01:22
8.1/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
2003 bottle. Pours a wonderfully clouded deep brown with some muddy greys, a tinge of orange-violet in there too. Small tan head that sticks around. Aroma of strong yeast, dark fruits, and some sweet molasses/brown sugar. Begins with a pleasingly challenging yeast flavor that is mildy sour, mixed in with some dark caramelized brown sugar and prune flavors. Wininess that is reminescent of Taddy Porter (but not as strong). Mouthfeel is perfect; creamy, smooth with a touch of zing through the bottle conditioned carbonation. Medium-full body, didnt find as much roast throughout the body, but more of an alcoholic/dark fruit baltic porter flavor. As it warms and finishes there is a more classic light coffee and chocolate malt flavor that lingers. This was a superb porter.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Feb 2004
at 17:20