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Nothing I've had from this brewery has been much good, but I'll ty anything once. Pour has good color, but the head that you see in the picture is very deceptive. This is not a beer that has any retention of the head, or any lace, and the...
500 mL bottle from Kahn's, Indianapolis, IN, USA. Pour offers a standard black body, but disappoints a little in terms of the head in aspects of size, retention and lace. The beer settles to a still, millpond appearance. Again, disappointing TBH....
Batch #2, brewed Jan 2021. Purchased at Little Five Bottle Shop, Athens, GA in November 2021. Pour is aggressively carbonated, but after the initial pour, the carbonation is less annoying and settles into a lovely, highly carbonated beer that...
Opening this today (11/14/10) to commemorate week #300 of NBS. This is a bottle that I received as part of my 2007 Secret Santa package from BA nlmartin over three years ago. Seems like a good moment, occasion and decision to crack this one now....
After a really strong start to my experience with Great Divide over many years, in more recent times there have been some very mixed results. Unfortunately, this is another relative disappointment which doesn't make the grade for me. Pour is pretty...
22oz bottle thanks to BitterBill for the opportunity. 2009 Vintage. Pour is a standard black, with some brownish highlights at the extremities. Head appears quickly but it is very "fizzy" and then it dies immediately. Coupled with the color, the...
22 oz bottle that I bought way back when it came to GA for the first time. The bottle has a white, dot-matrixed date that says, Best Before Dec 31 08. Deliberately held on to this for aging purposes. Pour is a classic, dark brown, black, ruby red...
12 oz single, Hop City, Atlanta, GA, USA. Given that Southampton is a brewer that I have great respect for, and this is one of my favorite styles, I have to say that I was ultimately really disappointed in this. Color and pour were promising....
22oz presentation with the attractive blue wax. Looks promising. Pour is a lovely, black body with some brownish highlights. The head is rocky, mocha in color and high. It looks great, but to be honest it fades a bit quickly and loses depth leaving...
22 oz bottle, Hop City, Atlanta, GA, USA. $5.49 I think. Pour is non-profoundly jet black with the requisite head. Solid if unspectacular. Nose is very malty but a LOT of alcohol. The alcohol theme is taken into the taste. Alcohol is the main...
22 oz bottle that was purchased at Tower on Piedmont. Gold foiled neck and one of those thicker, higher quality labels that wraps the whole bottle. May have been $7.99. I've passed on this one a few times, decided to take the plunge a couple of...
12 oz bottle from a recent trip to Greensboro, NC, USA. Pour is a classic, simple black body with a typical small, mocha colored head. Looks more like a RIS than anything else. Some roasty alcohol in the nose. Obviously lots of roasted notes, but...
500 ml bottle, "Mindst holdbar til 200709". Pours as a dark, motor oil like viscous look, but the body drinks a little lighter than the appearance would suggest. Some significant toffee colored yeast deposits sit at the very bottom of the glass....
Pictured 11/02/23 Original notes 10/30/06 500 mL bottle, Best Before 10-14-2006, so I am a bit behind schedule, don't suppose it matters at all. Thanks to Silentsabre and The Maniacalone. Pour is jet black with some ruby red highlights at the...
500 mL bottle with a slightly different label than the one pictured. 8.3% ABV noted on this label. Dark mahogany with plenty of red highlights. Aroma is amazingly rich with plenty of whisky and alcoholic notes competing for my attention. Tastes are...
Additional notes 07/24/26. Pictured. Still that lingering bitterness amid a relatively thin body that I noted below, which I think is absolutely fine style-wise, just not my preference. Original notes 11/01/05 Jet black with some ruby red...
This gives me some things that I really like in a Porter, and some things that I don't. I prefer my Porters to exhibit a mild, creamy overall experience with a classic black appearance and a smooth texture. The appearance criteria are nicely...
Lovely. Solid Porter with alcohol, smoothness and associated drinkability to back up its impressive resume. I love a good Porter and this is another one. Still can't top my personal St. Peter's favorite, but a great experience nevertheless. The...
$1.99, Greens Beverage, Ponce de Leon. Atlanta, GA, USA. The fact of the matter is, Baltika does another solid job of providing a nice quality, value for money beer. Pours jet black, with the usual large head that receedes to yield the typically...
The aroma associated with this beer is exceptional. An amazingly chocolately, coffee rich, heavy smell is apparent. It poured with a small head and little lacing. A large, filling mouthfeel came with the beer with a distinctly smoky aftertaste....