Broad Ripple Monon Porter

Had this on tap at the brewpub but was in town for a wedding with a lot of family and didn’t take good tasting notes beyond the numbers.

Rating number 2050 for me, from cask at the brewpub. Pitch pour with a miscegenated, swirling tan and light brown head. Light roast and sour malt nose. Chocolate and basic roast taste. Watery body. No wood but light body. standard, smooth-bodied porter, not aggressive.

Nice local offering. Soft and creamy, but just a tad thin. Aroma is slightly off, but this is a very sessionable porter. Hints of chocolate, cream and dough. Touches of dark fruits. Not too shabby.

Objectively speaking: The other cask-conditioned beer during my visit to Broad Ripple.
I like: Fruit-oriented flavour profile is a nice change of pace from the frequent roast overdose. Though you can capt coffee and chocolate, figs, raisin and blueberries are more likely culprits. Soft palate all throughout.
I dislike: Not very appealing coke-colour with fading head. Sweeter than I’d like and perhaps overly timid on the hops for a malt-focused beast who is already timid on the roast.

Cask pour. Black with a fleeting tan head. Mild aroma is roasted blackened malts. Light/medium body. Decent flavors of blackened malts with some mocha coffee. Finishes nicely dry and bitter. Not too bad.

Growler from cask at the brewpub. Pours a translucent, slightly watery, dark brownish black with zero head. Smells sweet with malt, some toasted, roast malts but not a whole lot else. Flavor is watery coffee, toast, bread and a little milk chocolate. Light, watery mouthfeel, very little lasting anything. A big miss.

I had this from a cask at the brewpub, served in an imperial pint glass. Nice color and a aroma, chocolate/coffee taste. The body was a bit on the thin side but overall, a solid porter.

Sampler on cask at the brewpub. Pours a deep brown with just a touch of light able to pass through and a thin tan head capping the surface. The nose is a blend of roasted malt and weak coffee. Medium-bodied, yet fairly thin on cask, it has a nice roasted finish that lingers a bit. The flavor is of roasted malt, cocoa and mildly fruity hops. A pretty decent porter, but like the Dual Citizenship, I think it would be better with more carbonation.