Barley Island Rust Belt Porter

Brewed by Barley Island Brewing
Style: Porter
Noblesville, Indiana USA

Thanks to Bob, Michelle, and mostly my baby Jana for the 12th annual Indiana Microbrewers Festival today! On tap @ the fest. Nose of oats & cereal, coffee and nectar. The brew is dark walnut with ruby highlights. The slow cascade meanders into a tan creamy head that is mostly lasting with good lace. The beer has a fruity & alcoholic start with a roasted coffee finish. The medium body is creamy and very soft. The finish feels chalky.

From a sampler: This beer pours a dark brown color with a ruby tint. Medium-thin beige head and sticky lacing at the top of the glass. The aroma consists of coffee and burnt chocolate. Medium-bodied and smooth with a decent mixture of coffee, chocolate and malt flavors. The hops come through pretty well in the finish. Overall this is a well-balanced and fairly well-done Porter.

On tap. Very flavorful porter. Definitely better than average. It has the roasty malts flavor that is preferable for a dark variety.

The head was medium sized, tan with fine-medium bubbles.The body was black and the nose was malty and hoppy.The lacing was good with this beer.The flavor was that of roasted coffee and the mouthfeel was smooth.

a pretty decent porter. nice and dark, reasonably thick without being like oatmeal. very little carbonation.

Growler shared by Scott. Pours out dark brown with a faint tinge of burgundy. Small tan head left some lacing for as long as it lasted. Aroma was roasted coffee, some notes of chocolate, malt powder. It was a bit thin in the mought and low in alcohol for a porter. The flavor was pleasant. The coffolate combo with a smathering of malted milk balls. Nice drink.

Draft sampler at Barley Island. Poured a black color with an average creamy off-white head that lasted and had good lacing. Light sweet roasted malt aroma. Medium to full body with a smooth texture. Moderate toasted chocolate malt flavor with an average smooth finish. Solid drinkable porter.

This brew poured a small head of large light brown mostly lasting bubbles that left behind an excellent lacing and a semi-opaque uncarbonated dark black brown colored body behind. It had a very nice caramel aroma and a strong coffee flavor with some noticible caramel.