Bagel Beer Pumpernickel Porter

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

Mmmm... liquid bread! This is a fantastic porter. Dark as Guinness, immense froathy head that would not subside for more than 10 minutes, little bagel bits on the bottom of the glass. Huge roasted coffee and smoked peat flavor. Light carbonation. Nice hop usage, you don't really notice them until about half way through, then they start to build on you. A great beer.

Dark, not much nose. Has some coffee, roasts, and chocolate. Quite dry. Would like a bit more body. Better than expected for what is essentially a "shtick" beer, as if somehow being made with bagels adds to the value of a beer.

I would of pegged this one as a stout if I hadn't known it was a porter. Dark with a thick tan head that dies down a bit but has staying power. Has hundreds of miniscule floaties which I am presuming is remnants of a bagel. Aroma is really nice with roasted malt, cocoa and a hint of chocolate. Has a great smooth full bodied feel just like a good stout. Slight dry and bitter finish, but only slight. Flavor is also really nice with a good dose of coffee and chocolate coming through and a slight hop bitterness. This is a really good brew and definitely worth trying.

Poured nice and dark with a nose for grains.Had a creamy tan head that dissapated quickly.Heavy taste of chocolate and coffe, but my friend And I swore we tasted a slight hint of pumpernickel.Maybe I will try it again.It was good tho.

a thick brown comforter of foam lay above a bed of dark opaque madness as musty fumes of cocoa and cola surround slightly hidden hoppy winds..a creamy chocolately mouthfeel...touches of roasted malts and chocolate surrounded by campfire flavors..unsweet chocolate chunks and dried pineapple..i don’t taste any pumpernickle or bread though.

Big brown head topping a particle-filled black body. Aroma is rich chococoffee and light bready (though the latter may be due in part to the power of suggestion). Taste is much the same, and finishes coffee bitter. Creamy full body. Surprisingly decent beer.

This beer comes from the brewery that brought us Nude Beer, which was actually quite good, but it was gimmicky. So I shouldn't be surprised by this bagel gimmick - that Coast Range Brewing supposedly puts a bit of actual bagel in each beer. Hoppy oiliness in each glass with very little sweetness leaves you recoiling from the burnt timber taste. Considerably more bittered than other porters and veering heavily into stout territory.

Very dark brown color, light tan head. Slightly fruity nose with coffee beans and, yeah, there's some bready notes in there, not sure if it's pumpernickel though. Body is bitter-sweet with a nice roastiness and a touch of coffee. Some fruit as well, finishes lightly bitter. Nice.