Progeny: Lapse of Reason
Aslin Beer Company
- From:
- Aslin Beer Company
- Virginia, United States
- Style:
- Imperial Porter
- ABV:
- 9.5%
- Score:
- 90
- Avg:
- 4.21 | pDev: 6.89%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 4
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Dec 19, 2018
- Added:
- Dec 30, 2017
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 0
SCORE
90
Outstanding
90
Outstanding
Imperial porter with coffee and vanilla
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Reviewed by Jwale73 from Rhode Island
3.91/5 rDev -7.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
3.91/5 rDev -7.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
Pours the color and clarity of cola. Nose expresses vanilla, coffee and a suggestion heat. Taste is less intense than suggested by the nose with a bit of char and a slight bitterness. Mouthfeel is light-medium in body with a slightly lively carbonation. Overall, a solid porter; however, the nose is misleading in comparison to the flavor profile.
Dec 19, 2018
Reviewed by HattedClassic from Virginia
4.29/5 rDev +1.9%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
4.29/5 rDev +1.9%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
The beer pours a nice brown head that dissipates fairly quickly. The beer itself is a delicious coffee black with a light brown hue to it.
The smell is fantastic. It has a delicious and extravagant bitter vanilla note and a soft light coffee note.
The taste is surprisingly different from the smell. The taste has more of a bitter coffee note and a latte like and a light bitter vanilla. There's a sharp acidic coffee taste. Light roasted notes to it.
The feel is good. It's heavy bodied but very, very drinkable. The carbonation is biting and tingling. A slight acid feel to it.
Overall, this is a fantastic beer and worth having gotten hold of. It tastes like a good latte with a bit more chocolate and roast to it. The smell is fantastic but the taste could use a little work.
Jan 27, 2018The smell is fantastic. It has a delicious and extravagant bitter vanilla note and a soft light coffee note.
The taste is surprisingly different from the smell. The taste has more of a bitter coffee note and a latte like and a light bitter vanilla. There's a sharp acidic coffee taste. Light roasted notes to it.
The feel is good. It's heavy bodied but very, very drinkable. The carbonation is biting and tingling. A slight acid feel to it.
Overall, this is a fantastic beer and worth having gotten hold of. It tastes like a good latte with a bit more chocolate and roast to it. The smell is fantastic but the taste could use a little work.
Reviewed by TripleSun from Virginia
3.94/5 rDev -6.4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.94/5 rDev -6.4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
16oz can poured into a stemless glass
L - Motor oil black
S - roasted malt and coffee beans galore
T - dark roast coffee beans is pretty heavy, a smudge of vanilla rounding it out
F - Easy to drink for 9.5% ABV but full flavored
O - Not as much vanilla as was advertised but it's a decent coffee stout. Basically a cup of coffee
Jan 01, 2018L - Motor oil black
S - roasted malt and coffee beans galore
T - dark roast coffee beans is pretty heavy, a smudge of vanilla rounding it out
F - Easy to drink for 9.5% ABV but full flavored
O - Not as much vanilla as was advertised but it's a decent coffee stout. Basically a cup of coffee
Reviewed by IvoryFoxhole from Virginia
4.14/5 rDev -1.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
4.14/5 rDev -1.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
16 oz. can from 12/28/17 release. Poured into Aslin 2nd anniversary glass and allowed to warm.
L: 1F head with pretty poor retention, a little bit of tan lacing and a thin ring. Beer is jet black.
S: Coffee and roasted malts with a bit of vanilla.
T: Coffee and vanilla. Roasted malts. A rather surprising jolt of citrus (this must be more aggressively hopped than expected). Slightly bitter finish.
F: Moderate body, very little carbonation. Balance not quite there in terms of getting all the flavors to work together.
O: It's not bad, but the flavors don't mild like they ought to.
Dec 31, 2017L: 1F head with pretty poor retention, a little bit of tan lacing and a thin ring. Beer is jet black.
S: Coffee and roasted malts with a bit of vanilla.
T: Coffee and vanilla. Roasted malts. A rather surprising jolt of citrus (this must be more aggressively hopped than expected). Slightly bitter finish.
F: Moderate body, very little carbonation. Balance not quite there in terms of getting all the flavors to work together.
O: It's not bad, but the flavors don't mild like they ought to.
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