Bear Republic Black Raven Porter

Clear dark brown with a creamy tan head. Coffee, chocolate, and malt aroma and taste but a watery palate.

Draft @ the brewpub. Pours a dark brown almost black color with a small off-white head. Has a roasted malty chocolate aroma. Roasted malty chocolate and coffee flavor. Has a roasted malty chocolate finish.

Similar in taste profile to the big bear black ale. It is a thinner mouthfeel, somewhat oily. Rich and malty with a pleasant hoppy bitterness afterwards.

On tap @ OBriens. Black/brown hue with creamy tan head. Nose is moderate coffee and toasted malts, light dark chocolate. Sweet coffee malts and bitter chocolate dominate, grassy hops in he middle, light toffee, finishes slightly sour. Thin and watery texture, light carbonation. Smooth porter with mildly sweet malts, nice creamy texture, and very easy-drinking.

On nitro tap, pours almost black with a cascading, creamy head. Sweet malty nose with an interesting sour like influence. This flows right into the flavor, with that sweetness yet sour funk standing out. Nice smokey finish as well.

~Pours a dark reddish black color with lasting creamy off white head. ~Malty sugar coffee scent. ~Light sweet coffee bean flavor. ~Medium feel, sweet bitter finish. ~This is a nice enjoyable porter. A bit sweet and light though.

On tap with nitrogen at the brewpub in Healdsburg. Dark chestnut color with a thin, fine, light-tan head. Lots of sweet coffee in the aroma followed by toffee and brown sugar. More coffee in the flavor wit a bit of toffee and mild grain bitterness. Fairly thin mouthfeel with well-rounded flavors that follw through into a clean finish.

On tap at BR brewpub. Pours a deep ruby with thick head. Roasty aroma with plenty of coffee and roast malt in the flavor. Dry finish, full body, good beer.