Blind Tiger Java Porter

Brewed by Blind Tiger
Style: Porter
Topeka, Kansas USA

GABF 2005 "Cup of Mud" : Deep brown hue with a small tan head. The nose had a nice coffee and chocolate tone with some toasty esters. The flavor was a bit different with some twangy fruits like plum and apple next to the mocha and coffee. The feel is lively and refreshing with a watery porter body. Nicely quaffable.

GABF ’05, branded as the "cup of mud". Black body, tan head. Strong coffee roast over chocolate malt in the aroma. The flavor has a sweet coffee essence alongside musky old coffee. The flavor is dissapointing, it’s too dry and could stand nice residuals.

Huge coffee aroma, malt some roastiness. Deep black with a limp head. Strong acidic coffee fore that finishes with sweet creamy malt flavors and has an ample roastiness through the whole affair.

Draught, GABF 2004. Body is black. Aroma is moderately malty (chocolate, roasted grain, coffee, caramel, nuts), with a note of minerals. Flavor is moderately sweet, lightly acidic, lightly bitter. Finish is lightly sweet, lightly acidic, moderately bitter. Medium body, watery texture, lively carbonation. Good beer, good batch, or a good experience? Liked it at the time (got several samples).

GABF 2004 Dark brown, almost black in color with ruby highlights and a thin tan head. Aroma is of espreeo beans and roasted malt. Starts mildy sweet and ends dry and somewhat bitter.

Like iced coffee! Very dark, tinted with red. Thin dense head. Awesome coffee aroma, coffee and chocolate in the flavor, dry finish.

I had previously called this one of their best and worthy of its awards, but now I can’t understand why. My original comments above are accurate, this is definitely like iced coffee. But the palate is *very* thin here. Not much actual real beer or porter flavor. In a blind tasting between this and an actual glass of iced coffee, I may not be able to pick this out.

GABF 2004 & 2007: Nearly opaque with a thin off-white head. Mildly smokey coffee aroma has a subtle touch of roasted malt and sweet dark chocolate. Body has a fairly full sweetness and good slightly drier coffee notes, but could use a little more sweetness. Very smooth and drinkable.

GABF 2004, 6 oz. sample. Deep, dark body and light tan head. Aroma and flavor of chocolate-covered espresso beans and light hoppy notes. Nice medium-full body that is not over the top to violate the style and push this to a stout. A very solid, enjoyable coffee porter.