6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
16 oz. can. Purchased at Ball Square Fine Wine, Somerville. Canned on 3-28-18. Stamped "398 Years" next to the date. Aroma is baked bread, light floral, and weak fruit. Flavor is a bit heavy on the sweet malt. The hop try's to balance it and almost does.
Tried
from Can
on 19 May 2018
at 23:31
7.9/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 10
Overall 7.5
On tap into tulip glass at Jimmy's Culpeppers. Appearance is opaque black, no apparent sparkle, 2-finger width creamy light brown head with good retention and rings of soapy lacing around the glass. Aroma is mild roast, dark fruit. Taste is similar to aroma, not as rich/decadent as I was expecting. Palate is medium-to-full bodied with smooth, silky texture, soft carbonation and nice finish. Overall, the appearance and palate were stellar but the aroma and flavor were pleasant but not terribly strong nor complex.
Tried
from Draft
on 30 Mar 2018
at 22:56
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Pours a thick black from a can. Aroma is a big leather and chocolate, with a faint hit of licorice. Flavor is intensely thick malts, chocolate notes. This is a thick and oily impy stout, could age well. Pretty good beer.
Tried
from Can
on 03 Feb 2018
at 04:22
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Pours a cloudy amber from a can, thick white head with some lacing. Lemon, soap, floral aroma, flavor is a bit more tangerine and grapefruit and orange blossom honey. Pretty good beer.
Tried
from Can
on 23 Dec 2017
at 12:20
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 8
From Sept 2008
I got this bottle in a trade with nutbrown. Thanks Alan!
This pours a clear dark brown with reddish highlights. There's a good ~2 finger head of foam and there's some nice lacing.
The smell is a nice mix of roasted malt, chocolate and light coffee.
The taste is a rich roasted malt flavour with side notes of light coffee and some dark chocolate. This is pretty yummy!
Mouthfeel is light and the carbonation is on the low end of medium. Btw, the head retention is average but the lacing refuses to give up the battle. ;^)
Drinkability is *very* good and being only 5.5%abv helps. I'm having no problem emptying my glass and if I had another bottle, I'd tap that baby as well.
Bottom line: This is a *very* tasty and oh so enjoyable English Style Porter. I'm impressed with what Mayflower Brewing has done here.
I got this bottle in a trade with nutbrown. Thanks Alan!
This pours a clear dark brown with reddish highlights. There's a good ~2 finger head of foam and there's some nice lacing.
The smell is a nice mix of roasted malt, chocolate and light coffee.
The taste is a rich roasted malt flavour with side notes of light coffee and some dark chocolate. This is pretty yummy!
Mouthfeel is light and the carbonation is on the low end of medium. Btw, the head retention is average but the lacing refuses to give up the battle. ;^)
Drinkability is *very* good and being only 5.5%abv helps. I'm having no problem emptying my glass and if I had another bottle, I'd tap that baby as well.
Bottom line: This is a *very* tasty and oh so enjoyable English Style Porter. I'm impressed with what Mayflower Brewing has done here.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Dec 2017
at 10:25
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 7
From Aug 2008
I got this bottle in a trade with Yamar 18. Thanks Kevin!
A slightly hazy amber pour with a 1 finger head of foam and some nice lacing.
The smell has notes of some citrus and some caramel malt.
The taste has a good citrus flavour tempered by some sweet malt and overall, a pretty nicely balanced flavour. This medium bodied EPA finishes on the bitter side with some grassy notes and it leaves a pleasing aftertaste.
I think this is pretty tasty example of the style though I wouldn't be inclined to drink more than 1 or 2 bottles at a session.
I got this bottle in a trade with Yamar 18. Thanks Kevin!
A slightly hazy amber pour with a 1 finger head of foam and some nice lacing.
The smell has notes of some citrus and some caramel malt.
The taste has a good citrus flavour tempered by some sweet malt and overall, a pretty nicely balanced flavour. This medium bodied EPA finishes on the bitter side with some grassy notes and it leaves a pleasing aftertaste.
I think this is pretty tasty example of the style though I wouldn't be inclined to drink more than 1 or 2 bottles at a session.
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Dec 2017
at 10:09
6.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Pours a rich mahogany from a tap. Somewhat cola and spicy aroma, flavor starts off with sweet cola, zips into a spicy, almost Saaz like flavor, ends on caramel. Interesting and good.
Tried
from Draft
on 28 Nov 2017
at 12:20
5.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6
Pours a slightly hazy straw from a can with lots of floaties, thick white head, little lacing. Aroma is a sweet citrus with an off-putting sour milk hint. Flavor is more of the citrus with an oddly vegetal finish. Weird.
Tried
from Can
on 29 Oct 2017
at 17:53
5.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 5.5
Pours a nice amber from a can, good lacing. Nice big tropical fruit aroma upon opening, though as it warms there are pretty big vomit notes as well. Flavor initially very sweet, kind of a sugary fruit syrup. Becomes cloying as it warms, with a big bitter aftertaste and a slight burn, like a skim of bile in your throat after spitting up. I swear, I have not thrown up and the described it, this is an actual description of a beer.
Tried
from Can
on 25 Oct 2017
at 19:07
5.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5
Very pale and hazy, tart, but a bit funky. Moderate tartness. I won't call it off, but there's something not quite right about it either.
Tried
on 13 Oct 2017
at 13:57