Antares Porter

Brewed by Antares
Style: Porter
Mar del Plata - P. de Bs As, Argentina

What can i say abaout this beer? Its one of the best, I live at "Mar del Plata" the heart of Antares, and where they produce this excellent beer. I enjoyed in other places (Buenos Aires) but if you have the oportunity to drink it here... you wont regret.

Brewery Creek
Funny to see my translation from when I entered this beer years ago. At the time I was prepping for a trip to Argentina that never took place. I can safely say that when I was doing that, I never imagined that when I finally got to try this beer I would have bought it ten minutes down the street.

Dark chestnut colour. Complex, distinctive aroma of fudge, nuts, cane sugar, Mexican hot chocolate (Rey Amargo...not so many artificial ingredients and not so much cinnamon in that brand), evaporated milk (Dutch Baby brand...ok, just kidding I can’t tell the difference between different evaporated milks). Fairly full body. Relatively creamy palate, rounded out with sugars. Soft, lush milk chocolate, the maltiest Assam and yet it’s not a big, brash brew. There is a strange juxtaposition here between the full body and rich flavours on one side and on the other side the fact that everything is kind of light on the palate. Not something I see every day, that’s for sure. In the finish, a little bark-like (astringent) note detracts a bit from the overall presentation. Nonetheless, a solid porter, not an imitation stout like so many "porters" these days. I can dig that.

Bottled. Dark brown, rocky head. Spicy licorice aroma. Medium dry, fairly hoppy, notes of aniseed. Clean flavourwise with roasty fairly bitter finish. A well made porter.

Enjoyed this one on tap at the John John Pub & Grill Restaurant in Buenos Aires. Very faint aroma of roasted malt and chocolate. A black color with ruby edges. The head of fine bubbles rapidly faded to a thin layer. The flavor started off with roasted malts followed by chocolate. A faint aftertaste of bitterness and coffee. Low carbonation. Good mouthfeel. The bottled version is not as good but still enjoyable (3.3).

Pours a dark, dark brown with a beautiful tan head and great lacing. It has a very raw, sweet aroma - quite present - like a caramelized biscuit. It’s reminiscent of something that I can’t quite put my finger on... Roasty, creamy flavour - sweetness is well-balanced against the subtle hops and it maintains that delicious cookie taste. A light metallic taste detracts only slightly, and the finish is slightly bitter and smoky. The body, while under-carbonated, is rich and creamy. This beer is a very good unoffensive porter - congenial without being bland.

A great tasting porter on draught! Beautiful black murky thick body. Excellent light brown head which is mostly lasting. Bitter-light flavour to start with, nice creamy lively roasted chocolate malt and then a good long finish with chocolate and that warm feeling from the alc. (hadn’t eaten before I tasted it).

Bottle (660 ml) in Buenos Aires. Dark brown color with a light brown head. A strong chocolate, biscuit malty aroma. Really nice and robust flavor with a lingering finish. I really enjoyed this one.

An unexpected surprise to come across this in an un assuming little cafe in Bariloche. Argentina is full of surprises and this is a nice one. Dark red/brown, almost black. Enticing aroma, vanilla, chocolate. Full mouthfeel, chocolate hints, not exactly a flavour explosion but really pleasant nonetheless.