Breckenridge 471 Small Batch Imperial Porter

Brewed by Breckenridge Brewery
Style: Imperial/Strong Porter
Denver, Colorado USA

Diluted molasses, caramel, slight dusty chocolate on the nose. Dark brownish black with a small head. Bitter dark chocolate chip sweetness, mild hop bitterness. Medium + carbonation, full mouth, rich chewy dark caramel malt finish with a bitter snap at the last second. Very tasty big, but not overwhelming beer. Alcohol is masked well, and all around extremely satisfying.

consumed a few times around 8/20/09. i think i expected a darker color... being an ’imperial’ and all... fairly average porter colored ruby brown with a frothy tan head. the first bottle i had smelled like cardboard... the latter bottles had notes of milk/lactose, licorice, some spice, cocoa, toasted nuts and wood... all mixed together and quite faint. the flavor has a lot of toasty grain... along with light coffee notes, roasted nuts, caramel, cheap chocolate, lactose, woody earth and a slight smoky/ashy bitterness on the finish. it seems muted when cold and improves immensely as it sits. unfortunately, as it sits the texture becomes oily and clingy. when cold the medium body is confused... rich and syrupy though prickly with sharp carbonation. 6/3/6/2/13/3.0

On Tap at the Paramount Cafe, Denver 25/09/2009 Fruit aroma. Small white head. Dark coloured a little rich on the palate and strong in alcohol with a hint of dryness in a crisp and bitter roast finish.

Clear brown color wit a small tan head. Aroma and flavor of vanilla and roasted malts. Syrupy sweet.

Sample at Breckenridge Ball Park Brew Pub in Denver. This brew is blackish brown with a medium foamy tan head that diminishes slowly. Rings of lacing on the glass. Aroma of cocoa and coffee plus some roasted malt. Medium body with flavors of dark chocolate, weak coffee and a touch of dark fruit. Not as robust as expected given the ABV and "Imperial" tag. The finish is roasty with a coffee aftertaste that lingers a bit. Decent overall.

Just a bit lighter in color than most porters with a one finger tan head. Aroma is not big and offers roasted notes with campfire wood. First sip is delicious. Roasted nuts, wood, vanilla, beans, anise, coffee and chocolate. Exceptionally thick bodied and creamy smooth. Alcohol provides some warming. This is a delicious impy porter that was smooth and dangerously enjoyable.

draft. first impression is an overly sweet (artificial) vanilla extract and sugared carrots (stewed) nose and flavor with a syrupy body (very thin) and loose/messy carbonation. bit of sugar-coated smoke, roast, cheap hersey’s chocolate and charred berry jam and moldy wood show through. unnecessarily sweet throughout. terribly attenuated. gross. very amateur stuff.

Pours dark with a good head. Smells of roasted sweet malts. Medium nectar with good effers. On the sweet side with no balancing agent. The finish lingers. Simple and almost more European.