Bagel Beer Pumpernickel Porter

Formerly brewed at Coast Range Brewing Co.
Style: Porter
Gilroy, California USA

Sweet coffee and caramel notes in the aroma but not a very big smell. Deep black with a big head that fades fast. Nice coffee bitterness in the initial sip that fades into a smoother chocolate and malt flavor. There is a pervasive thinness to this that makes it come off feeling like a pale ale in the mouth, but the flavor is above average.

a solid porte/stout, coffee amd choco;ate overtones with a good clean finish. Would pefer it in a smaller bottle for management purposes

Poured black with big tan head...smelled roasted coffee and hops...taste is rich and roasty...coffee, with a hint of cocoa...strong hops as it finishes out...I never would’ve thought pumpernickel at all, but since they but the idea in my head, the malt/hops balance in the finish do actually resemble pumpernickel...I agree with everyone else...for a gimmicky beer this is actually quite good!!

(22 oz bottle) A surprisingly good beer for gimmick marketing; I'm not sure I detect any pumpernickel, but then again, I've eaten a slice of pumpernickel bread maybe a dozen times in my life (sad for a native New Englander); Mostly what I get is a moderately sweet, but fairly strong and bitter dark roasted, coffee flavor; The bitterness gets strong in the finish, dominating all other flavors; It's also quite yeasty from start to finish; Seems fairly spicy at times, especially on the first few sips; Full bodied, and fairly heavy and dry on the palate; The nose is very bready, mildly dark roasted maltiness, with a faint aroma of brown mushrooms; Pitch black in color with just a tad bit of ruddy brown at the very edges if held up to a bright light; Dark tan head pours about an inch or so thick and exhibits excellent head retention, maintaining a small head until I finished the glass; Quite a bit of patchy lacing as well; Lots of pasty yeast in the bottom of the bottle

Sampled at Brewtopia ’04. Dark brown/black with a small tan head. Aroma of chocolate malt and espresso. Taste is surprisingly good. Might be in my head, but I do detect the pumpernickel in there. Creamy, smooth, well done.

For a gimmick company brewing gimmick beers, these are really good. I can just imagine them tossing bagels into the batch. Really smooth and you don’t have to look hard to taste the pumpernickel. Nice coffee and chocolate tastes are well balanced as well.

Dark with a beige head. Nose is coffe and chocolate. Smooth mouthfeel, average flavour. Where’s the pumpernickel?

Black with a tan head. Nose was roasted coffee infused with chocolate. Bagel? I think not. Pumpernickel? No way. Creamy mouthfeel. Flavor of the roasted coffee-chocolate. Nothing exceptional here except the name.