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Rating: 2.5

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Slick medium-bodied slacker lets bland dark-roasted malt astringency overwhelm any serious black coffee flavoring. Lacking necessary hop-charred bitterness as well as contrasting creamy mocha sweetness, nebulous porter’s passive molasses-smoked espresso influence wanes.

 

Rating: 5

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On tap at Shepherd & Knucklehead, rich and creamy limited edition Baltic Porter’s way more extreme than typical stylistic competition. Soothing Stumptown coffee roasting overrides hefty 10% alcohol volume. Modest oak aging dries out cacao-husked cappuccino, espresso, vanilla, molasses, Kahlua and black chocolate subsidies. Fudgy hazelnut midstream sweetens up-front java bittering and minor wood-smoked hop char.
 

Rating: 2.5

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Lactic spruce-tipped porter pits stove-burnt coffee souring and lemony grape esters against smoked chocolate malting. Peanut-shelled walnut, cola and Brazil nut char deepens oncoming blackberry-pureed blueberry and raspberry tartness.
 

Rating: 3.5

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Smoothly soft-toned porter brings mild dark-roast coffee bittering to crisp-watered mineral graining and delicate hop char. Wispy molasses, cocoa, cola and walnut undertones fade below dark chocolate malting. Serve to novice dark ale imbibers as splendid easygoing crossover.

 

Rating: 5

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On tap at Andy’s Corner Bar, stimulating ‘Imperial Milk Porter’ packs Rook’s Sumatra dark-roast coffee bittering into rich mocha setting. Milk-sugared dark chocolate, cappuccino and espresso tones hang in the balance as copious coffee bean influence dictates awesome flavor profile.

Rating: 5

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Mighty straight-up dark-roasted coffee bean theme really hits the mark with superb accuracy. Creamy coffee richness soaks dark chocolate, vanilla, espresso and hazelnut undertones, finishing with a convincingly effective hop-charred black coffee bittering. A masterpiece initially imbibed on tap at Andy’s Corner Bar.

Rating: 2.5

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Dominant dry coffee bean essence and smooth clean-watered crisping override reedy hop-charred bittering. Dark-roasted chocolate malting and murky black cherry undertones struggle finding ground as fiery butane-oiled acridity derails initail java promise.

 

Rating: 4

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On tap at Cable Beverage, rich black coffee roast inundates wood-burnt hop bittering and oats-charred dark chocolate malting. Green coffee bean extract sweetens by the time Blackstrap molasses, pine sap, hickory smoke, cocoa and espresso undertones deepen its lusty resolve.   

Rating: 4

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Fine coffee-roasted medium-bodied dark ale seeps mildly creamed brown chocolate-y vanilla sweetness into soothingly dark-fruited dried fig, stewed prune and date nut bread illusions as well as tobacco-roasted peanut shelling and molasses-lined cocoa nibs panoply.

Rating: 4

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Momentous espresso-cappuccino rush embittered by coffee bean roast then sweetened by sugary maple molasses mellifluence. Chocolate latte, vanilla and mochaccino illusions contrast tar-like residue. Despite paltry 5% alcohol volume, heavy gravity deepens robust nature of fine porter aged on espresso beans.

 

Rating: 3.5

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Uproarious dark-roasted coffee bean theme heightened by tar-like hop-charred bittering and walnut-seared cola nuttiness. Milk-creamed espresso and vanilla creaminess add ancillary relief above earthen dewiness. But wait for lactic full body to settle in glass or brusque carbolic fizz will crowd out flavoring.

Rating: 5

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Lusty mahogany-shaded prune-hued dry porter with rich Nicaraguan and Sumatran coffee bean intrigue plies cedar-burnt hop char and nutty mocha continuance to bourbon-wined molasses sapping. Chocolate milk, vanilla bean, cocoa nibs, soy, and black cherry subsidy rounds out ashen wood-smoked backdrop. Cappuccino, espresso, and dark chocolate elevate extremely penetrative coffee roast finish. An incredible nightcap.

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