[1] Review by oh6gdx from Vaasa, Finland who has tried this beer once. (3/8/2007 12:34:04 PM)
"Dark brown colour, small brown head. Aroma of roasted malts and also caramel. Flavour is mildly roasted malts and caramel. Aftertaste is dominated by roast and malt. Pleasant brew all the way through, though the palate is a bit watery."
Aroma:
7/10
Appearance:
8/10
Mouthfeel:
6/10
Flavor:
8/10
Overall:
8/10
Final Rating, by Style:
(3.7)
Sampled: Bottle
Value of this beer for its style: Not Sure
[2] Review by corsi from Edmonton, Canada who has tried this beer a couple times. (2/28/2007 1:44:46 AM)
"This looks like an average porter with an unimpressive aroma. The mouthfeel and flavor are about average with a sweet malty taste and light hop flavour. This pours dark brown with a medium tan coloured head. I got this beer in a "beers of the world" pack at a local liquor store."
Aroma:
5/10
Appearance:
8/10
Mouthfeel:
6/10
Flavor:
6/10
Overall:
6/10
Final Rating, by Style:
(3.1)
Sampled: Bottle
Value of this beer for its style: Not Sure
[3] Review by EyeChartBrew from CA, Liechtenstein who has tried this beer a couple times. (7/1/2005 12:31:34 AM)
"First had this when I was a subscriber to the Michael Jackson Beer-Of-The-Month club -- which was a good deal when I received a box full of some awesome and totally rare beer, and was a waste of time and money when I got a 12-pack of duds. I remember being very disappointed with this porter: over-carbonated and under-developed. I wanted to be fair, though, and had another bottle of this recently.
Unfortunately, my taste buds were not too far from the truth the first time I had this. Nice appearence, but still too damn foamy and fizzy. This fizziness would be fine in a lager (even if it's a thin tasteless Aussie lager), but does nothing for me in a porter. Smell was interesting, but not very porter-like. Combined with the thin body, this seemed to me more of a dark lager, schwartzbier, or Japanese black beer, than a older brother of stout.
I can't say this is horrible, but doesn't inspire me to drink anymore of it than I have to, and certianly doesn't give me much of a "warm and fuzzy" about other "boutique breweries" from Oz. I'll keep an open mind about other offerings from this brewery, but the James Squire Porter is a dud.
//TB"
Aroma:
6/10
Appearance:
5/10
Mouthfeel:
4/10
Flavor:
6/10
Overall:
5/10
Final Rating, by Style:
(2.6)
Sampled: Bottle
Value of this beer for its style: Not Sure
[4] Review by beerguy101 from Newark, CA, USA who has tried this beer many times. (6/26/2005 6:26:54 PM)
"Dark brown color, medium head. A lighter bodied porter. Rich roasted malts, subtle hops. Mild, but robust flavor. Chocolate malts, slightly sweet. Mouthfeel is full and round. Finish is clean and smooth. Aftertaste is malty with a slight chocolaty finish. Milder, lighter tasting porter, but a nice beer"
Aroma:
6/10
Appearance:
8/10
Mouthfeel:
8/10
Flavor:
8/10
Overall:
7/10
Final Rating, by Style:
(3.7)
Sampled: Bottle
Value of this beer for its style: Not Sure
[5] Review by Beer Meister from Phoenix, AZ, USA who has tried this beer many times. (12/22/2001 10:29:41 AM)
"The beer is a nice deep brown color, the head generous and beige, the lace adequate. Burnt malt in the nose that hints of sweetness, the front is malt sweet, the middle light to medium in body or mouth feel if you prefer, the finish to me lightly hopped with light to moderate carbonation. All in all, a decent porter, and as with Lion Stout from Sri lanka, this is one that will change your mind with every bottle, not bad as I see it. "
Aroma:
8/10
Appearance:
8/10
Mouthfeel:
7/10
Flavor:
8/10
Overall:
8/10
Final Rating, by Style:
(3.9)
Value of this beer for its style: Not Sure Compared to this brewer's other beers:
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