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Dino's Dark
Lake Louie Brewery Company
- From:
- Lake Louie Brewery Company
- Wisconsin, United States
- Style:
- American Porter
- ABV:
- 7%
- Score:
- 85
- Avg:
- 3.74 | pDev: 12.83%
- Reviews:
- 42
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Jun 27, 2017
- Added:
- May 04, 2004
- Wants:
- 1
- Gots:
- 3
No description / notes.
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Ratings by Erdinger2003:
Reviewed by Erdinger2003 from Iowa
4.01/5 rDev +7.2%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4.5
4.01/5 rDev +7.2%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4.5
Poured it strong and got a good 1/4 inch head and a good lacing came with that. The color is dark, let's some light in through the edges, but not much. Lake Louie seems to have it's own smell, I talked to Tommy during my tour of the place and he said himself he didn't go by styles, he just brewed what he thought was good. The smell is slightly roasty and has no off smells. The taste is chocolatey with some good roastiness in the backbone. I'm surprised at the chocolate flavors, when this was colder the flavor of chocolate barely came out and the beer seemed too roasty, but now the chocolate is what's really making it a very enjoyable beer. The mouthfeel is good, low carbonation bite and easy to drink like all Lake Louie products. Overall, the more I have this beer the better it gets, so I will have as much of this as will be allowed!!
May 02, 2007More User Ratings:
Reviewed by Lone_Freighter from Vermont
3.75/5 rDev +0.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.75/5 rDev +0.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Bottle to mug, the appearance was a sturdy dark brown close to black color with a finger's worth of white foamy head that slid off at a moderate pace. Some speckled clingy lace.
The aroma had a nice blend of sweet to bitter coffee beans, some milk chocolate, some dark fruits and a little bit of dried sweet wood.
The flavor was a nice blend between sweet and bitter as the coffee beans seemed to take the foreground and end up leading into the aftertaste.
The mouthfeel was between light and medium bodied with a fair sessionability about it. Carbonation felt good. ABV felt appropriate. Semi-dry yet crisp and mobile sort of roasty finish.
Overall, pretty good American Porter I could have again.
Jun 27, 2017The aroma had a nice blend of sweet to bitter coffee beans, some milk chocolate, some dark fruits and a little bit of dried sweet wood.
The flavor was a nice blend between sweet and bitter as the coffee beans seemed to take the foreground and end up leading into the aftertaste.
The mouthfeel was between light and medium bodied with a fair sessionability about it. Carbonation felt good. ABV felt appropriate. Semi-dry yet crisp and mobile sort of roasty finish.
Overall, pretty good American Porter I could have again.
Reviewed by scaliasux from Wisconsin
3.42/5 rDev -8.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.42/5 rDev -8.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Appearance - Dark brown with a touch of red. Appears at least a little hazy. Short but persistent tannish head.
Smell - Rich medium roasted malts. Light chocolate, coffee, toffee, and raisin.
Taste - Dark malt flavors dominate. Sweet burnt coffee and toffee. Lemony hops in the finish. A little thinner than I expected.
Mouthfeel - Medium.
Overall - Nothing terrible, but a little more bitter and thinner than I'd prefer.
Jul 31, 2014Smell - Rich medium roasted malts. Light chocolate, coffee, toffee, and raisin.
Taste - Dark malt flavors dominate. Sweet burnt coffee and toffee. Lemony hops in the finish. A little thinner than I expected.
Mouthfeel - Medium.
Overall - Nothing terrible, but a little more bitter and thinner than I'd prefer.
Reviewed by drpimento from Wisconsin
3.4/5 rDev -9.1%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
3.4/5 rDev -9.1%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
Decent enough. Poured at a good temperature with a smallish tan head that soon settled to little more than a ring and no lace. Color is a nice clear mahogany with a few bubble trails. Aroma I a malt, hop, a little roast, and some dark, ripe fruit. Flavor's much like nose with tang and bitter in front, slight sweet behind, medicine in background. Body/carbonation ok. Finish is like flavor, on the long side, generally speaking hoppy porters aren't my thing.
Dec 14, 2013Reviewed by Strix from Wisconsin
3.29/5 rDev -12%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 3.25
3.29/5 rDev -12%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 3.25
Opaque dark brown, decent head that hangs around.
Roasted malt, vague coffee note.
Roasted malt the primary flavor. Sort of a cola/cocoa/coffee note in the mix, but muted.
Mouthfeel somewhat thin, enough to detract.
Certainly drinkable and hits the right notes for a porter, but nothing overly special.
Nov 08, 2013Roasted malt, vague coffee note.
Roasted malt the primary flavor. Sort of a cola/cocoa/coffee note in the mix, but muted.
Mouthfeel somewhat thin, enough to detract.
Certainly drinkable and hits the right notes for a porter, but nothing overly special.
Reviewed by DavoleBomb from Pennsylvania
3.2/5 rDev -14.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3
3.2/5 rDev -14.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3
Poured into a pint glass.
3.5 A: Black color. Two fingers of frothy tan head. Retention is good and a short ring of lacing is left.
3.5 S: Grainy roastiness, chocolate, and tangy caramel. Good, but the tanginess puts this at a bit "off." Moderately malty.
3.0 T: Like the nose, but the tangy tartness is increased. It's not an infection type tang, but it's a sign of something not being done right along the brewing process. Still, it's not bad.
3.5 M: Lighter medium body. Good moderate carbonation. A touch crisp with a bit more creaminess.
3.0 D: Not bad, but not without problems. Good, strong flavors, but a couple bad ones as well.
Jul 18, 20123.5 A: Black color. Two fingers of frothy tan head. Retention is good and a short ring of lacing is left.
3.5 S: Grainy roastiness, chocolate, and tangy caramel. Good, but the tanginess puts this at a bit "off." Moderately malty.
3.0 T: Like the nose, but the tangy tartness is increased. It's not an infection type tang, but it's a sign of something not being done right along the brewing process. Still, it's not bad.
3.5 M: Lighter medium body. Good moderate carbonation. A touch crisp with a bit more creaminess.
3.0 D: Not bad, but not without problems. Good, strong flavors, but a couple bad ones as well.
Dino's Dark from Lake Louie Brewery Company
Beer rating:
85 out of
100 with
61 ratings
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