Evil Twin Lil' B | Evil Twin Brewing
Brewed by:
Evil Twin Brewing
New York, United States
eviltwin.dk
Style: American Porter
Alcohol by volume (ABV): 11.50%
Availability: Rotating
Notes / Commercial Description:
No notes at this time.
Added by avalon07 on 08-08-2012
Ratings: 1,287 | Reviews: 226
4.25/5 rDev +1.4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.13/5 rDev -1.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4.25
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4.25
4.2/5 rDev +0.2%
look: 5 | smell: 3 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4.5
Lil' B Imperial Porter Evil Twin
A: Dark brownish black with a outer ring of chocolate brown colored head
S: Sweet candy sugar
T: Rich, delicious chocolate with a lingering sweetness that finishes with a faint roasted malt notes. Chocolate never goes away, some leather notes upon retro olfaction
M: Medium to light carbonation compliments the overall experience. A little slick, but smooth with some mouth coating. Like chocolate fudge.
O: Delicious imperial porter. This beer is well balanced and yummy as hell.
BTW... I made this review while evaluating the beer before viewing others evaluations and lol, you have got to be kidding me with the pretentious douchery. GTFO with the dark fruit, figs, vinous, sans banana nonsense. A simple and delicious beer.
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look: 5 | smell: 3 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4.5
Lil' B Imperial Porter Evil Twin
A: Dark brownish black with a outer ring of chocolate brown colored head
S: Sweet candy sugar
T: Rich, delicious chocolate with a lingering sweetness that finishes with a faint roasted malt notes. Chocolate never goes away, some leather notes upon retro olfaction
M: Medium to light carbonation compliments the overall experience. A little slick, but smooth with some mouth coating. Like chocolate fudge.
O: Delicious imperial porter. This beer is well balanced and yummy as hell.
BTW... I made this review while evaluating the beer before viewing others evaluations and lol, you have got to be kidding me with the pretentious douchery. GTFO with the dark fruit, figs, vinous, sans banana nonsense. A simple and delicious beer.
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4.35/5 rDev +3.8%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Bought this as a local crowler fill. (32 ounce can) Black or dark brown opaque with one finger of brown head. Good retention for such a big beer. Some spots of lace.
Smell is mostly vanilla with a bit of chocolate.
Taste is sweet molasses vanilla a bit of coffee and cherry. A little like eating those liquor chocolate covered cherries.
Mouthfeel is full with ample carbonation. Finish is sweet and lightly dry.
Overall a really big beer in every way.
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look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Bought this as a local crowler fill. (32 ounce can) Black or dark brown opaque with one finger of brown head. Good retention for such a big beer. Some spots of lace.
Smell is mostly vanilla with a bit of chocolate.
Taste is sweet molasses vanilla a bit of coffee and cherry. A little like eating those liquor chocolate covered cherries.
Mouthfeel is full with ample carbonation. Finish is sweet and lightly dry.
Overall a really big beer in every way.
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4.3/5 rDev +2.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
4.28/5 rDev +2.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Pitch black, oily body with almost no head; low acidity.
Smells like licorice and bourbon.
The taste is similar to a good liquor, aged in oak casks and vanilla.
Sweet aftertaste, dried fruits.
The alcohol is very well mixed with the complex aromas.
A highly recommended porter!
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look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Pitch black, oily body with almost no head; low acidity.
Smells like licorice and bourbon.
The taste is similar to a good liquor, aged in oak casks and vanilla.
Sweet aftertaste, dried fruits.
The alcohol is very well mixed with the complex aromas.
A highly recommended porter!
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4.43/5 rDev +5.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Had this in the cellar for a little more than a year. Opaque, except for deep, brown edges. Aromas of licorice abdominal berries, like a black licorice twizzler. Also, chocolate covered cherries. Taste follows, with a hoppy bite at the end. Full-bodied, nice and oily.
Overall, really fantastic. One the best strong Porters.
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look: 4 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Had this in the cellar for a little more than a year. Opaque, except for deep, brown edges. Aromas of licorice abdominal berries, like a black licorice twizzler. Also, chocolate covered cherries. Taste follows, with a hoppy bite at the end. Full-bodied, nice and oily.
Overall, really fantastic. One the best strong Porters.
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4.04/5 rDev -3.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
3.97/5 rDev -5.3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4
3.55/5 rDev -15.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Pours dark black with a beige 1 finger head that later disappears
Nose is dark fruits, molasses, roasted malts
Taste includes dark fruits, cherry, a bit floral
Overall a quality potter. Very thick like syrup
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look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Pours dark black with a beige 1 finger head that later disappears
Nose is dark fruits, molasses, roasted malts
Taste includes dark fruits, cherry, a bit floral
Overall a quality potter. Very thick like syrup
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3.79/5 rDev -9.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
3.6/5 rDev -14.1%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3 | taste: 4 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 3.75
**
12/29/16
Bottle to snifter.
LOOK: dark black, medium khaki head.
AROMA: roasted malt, a bit weak, shoving my nose in further I get something chemical or vinegar.
TASTE: much more solid. Dark fruits dominate, blueberry, black cherry, raspberry.
FEEL: thick, syrupy.
Pretty good porter.
Comparison of 4 porters: 1. Kane Morning Bell; 2. Ballast Point Victory at Sea; 3. Evil Twin Lil B; 4. Flying Dog Gonzo.
**
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look: 4.25 | smell: 3 | taste: 4 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 3.75
**
12/29/16
Bottle to snifter.
LOOK: dark black, medium khaki head.
AROMA: roasted malt, a bit weak, shoving my nose in further I get something chemical or vinegar.
TASTE: much more solid. Dark fruits dominate, blueberry, black cherry, raspberry.
FEEL: thick, syrupy.
Pretty good porter.
Comparison of 4 porters: 1. Kane Morning Bell; 2. Ballast Point Victory at Sea; 3. Evil Twin Lil B; 4. Flying Dog Gonzo.
**
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4.45/5 rDev +6.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
4.41/5 rDev +5.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.25
Pitch black like motor oil, no carbonation. There's a half finger of rusty chocolate milk head.
Smells really fruity and floral, of coffee and liquorice all sorts. Coco powder and dried tobacco leaves.
Sweet and fruity, lots of floral notes, ending with a slightly smokey, fresh roasted coffee note. Grape jello and my wife's Clinique lipstick.
Medium, smooth and only a slightly sticky body, with smooth and foamy but light carbonation. Really covers the alcohol.
Amazing brew. Loving this more than any imperial stout I've had. Complex and fruity, floral notes with an amazingly smooth body. Got online, drinking in Chiang Mai, Dec 8th, 2016.
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look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.25
Pitch black like motor oil, no carbonation. There's a half finger of rusty chocolate milk head.
Smells really fruity and floral, of coffee and liquorice all sorts. Coco powder and dried tobacco leaves.
Sweet and fruity, lots of floral notes, ending with a slightly smokey, fresh roasted coffee note. Grape jello and my wife's Clinique lipstick.
Medium, smooth and only a slightly sticky body, with smooth and foamy but light carbonation. Really covers the alcohol.
Amazing brew. Loving this more than any imperial stout I've had. Complex and fruity, floral notes with an amazingly smooth body. Got online, drinking in Chiang Mai, Dec 8th, 2016.
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4.14/5 rDev -1.2%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
12 oz bottle with a batch stamp of #013.
Pours very dark brown but looks nearly black and opaque in the glass. Small weak head and little lacing.
Aroma: light booze, molasses, dark dried fruits and a hint of cookie dough.
Flavor: Sweet notes mix with dark dried fruits, toffee, molasses and faint booze.
Feel: Thick: low carbonation. Very smooth
Overall: a potent and BIG porter with fairly well hidden alcohol.
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look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
12 oz bottle with a batch stamp of #013.
Pours very dark brown but looks nearly black and opaque in the glass. Small weak head and little lacing.
Aroma: light booze, molasses, dark dried fruits and a hint of cookie dough.
Flavor: Sweet notes mix with dark dried fruits, toffee, molasses and faint booze.
Feel: Thick: low carbonation. Very smooth
Overall: a potent and BIG porter with fairly well hidden alcohol.
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4.46/5 rDev +6.4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
4.1/5 rDev -2.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
10/3/16...pours dark black, looks like bubbly motor oil. Brown (dark) head of foam settles out. Woodsy, dark earthy nose. Some coffee too. Smooth, thick boozy, chocolate malty flavor. Surprisingly smooth and then the power of the 11.5 hits you.
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look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
10/3/16...pours dark black, looks like bubbly motor oil. Brown (dark) head of foam settles out. Woodsy, dark earthy nose. Some coffee too. Smooth, thick boozy, chocolate malty flavor. Surprisingly smooth and then the power of the 11.5 hits you.
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3.25/5 rDev -22.4%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
4.39/5 rDev +4.8%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
12 oz
Pours jet opaque black, dark tan head is fine and dissipates to a bit of lacing.
Smells of chocolate syrup, brown sugar, molasses, and coffee beans.
Flavor is of chocolate, molasses, fig, pecan, caramel, coffee and a hint of licorice.
Medium to full body with a thin tingle of carbonation on the tongue. Slightest hint of booze warmth.
Excellent dark beer, loads of great rich flavor. Drinks deceptively easy. A real treat and a must-try.
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look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
12 oz
Pours jet opaque black, dark tan head is fine and dissipates to a bit of lacing.
Smells of chocolate syrup, brown sugar, molasses, and coffee beans.
Flavor is of chocolate, molasses, fig, pecan, caramel, coffee and a hint of licorice.
Medium to full body with a thin tingle of carbonation on the tongue. Slightest hint of booze warmth.
Excellent dark beer, loads of great rich flavor. Drinks deceptively easy. A real treat and a must-try.
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4.11/5 rDev -1.9%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4
Black pour and a nice rich head that settles a bit. Smooth lacing when the glass is tilted.
Smells like some cherries and malts.
Taste is tangy medium-dark fruit notes, mostly cherry and plum, and some distant tropical hints, and certainly milk chocolate. Fairly tart and then a hint of roasted malts.
Feels medium-thick, rich and creamy, nice smooth finish and a slight burn.
What a terrific big porter to sip. Flavorful and not overly dry, bitter or charry like others I've had in the past.
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look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4
Black pour and a nice rich head that settles a bit. Smooth lacing when the glass is tilted.
Smells like some cherries and malts.
Taste is tangy medium-dark fruit notes, mostly cherry and plum, and some distant tropical hints, and certainly milk chocolate. Fairly tart and then a hint of roasted malts.
Feels medium-thick, rich and creamy, nice smooth finish and a slight burn.
What a terrific big porter to sip. Flavorful and not overly dry, bitter or charry like others I've had in the past.
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Evil Twin Lil' B from Evil Twin Brewing
4.19
out of 5
based on 1,287 ratings.
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25