 dmtroyer (378), Harrisonburg, Virginia, USA
Aug 22, 2008
12oz. OH BABY! This is easily the best Porter I have had to date. It seems natural that a brewery well versed in the ways of stouts and imperial stouts should be able to craft a mighty good porter. So this poured an almost perfect cola-brown with a beige head. Nose will not let you down, this has everything from coffee, chocolate, hickory smoke and some grassiness to boot. One of the reasons I like this brew is that the flavors are so articulated of espresso, dark chocolate, cocoa, finishing with some great smokiness and the slightest hint of sour cherry. No one flavor overwhelms the other and they progress for a minute and the finish lingers for at least another two minutes. The palate is also near perfection with some weight and creamy viscosity that is balanced perfectly by carbonation. Another winner from bell’s!
1010 (108), Marysville, Ohio, USA
Dec 4, 2008 Pours a deep brown with a nice and thick tan head
Smells of roasted malt and chocolate
Taste of cocoa and coffee
A very drinkable porter
12 oz bottle
ajwilliams (49), , Indiana, USA
Nov 30, 2008 Pours a nice dark brown with a thick, fading head. Not much aroma, but what there is has malt, fruit, some honey. Light, but a full feel. Roasty, some coffee notes. Very easy-drinking porter. A pleasure to sip through. Not all that complex, but a good solid beer.
demdeac40 (152), Hendersonville, North Carolina, USA
Nov 26, 2008 Pours dark, dark brown with a small tan head. The aroma is of dark chocolate and a light tinge of licorice. Bittersweet chocolate along with coffee and a nice nutty flavor. A lot going on, nice complexity. Finishes nice and clean with a subtle aftertaste. Not heavy or cloying.
Beardface (259), Eugene, Oregon, USA
Nov 20, 2008 A very nice chocolaty beer with notes of peanuts and coffee as well. Very potent hop finish, especially for a Porter. Yet another in a long line of Bells winners I sampled this summer!
obxdude10 (1403), Reading, Pennsylvania, USA
Nov 20, 2008 This porter was a little disappointing. It was a little too light in body and a little too light on flavor. There were definitely some notes of chocolate and dark roasted coffee, but they were just a little too subtle. The finish was the best part of this beer. It offered the most as far as body and flavor were concerned. The tan head lasted only a few moments and left only a minimal amount of lacing around the glass. There really wasn’t much to the nose of this beer, either. Again, there were some small and subtle hints of chocolate, coffee and vanilla. But it just lacked any real noteworthy punch.
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