Butte Creek Organic Porter

Brewed by Butte Creek Brewing Company
Style: Porter
Chico, California USA

Dark brown beer with an amber hue. Thin tan head with decent lacing throughout. Sweet chocolate and roasty malt aroma. Chocolate cherry flavor with a roasted malty chocolate finish.

Surprisingly hoppy for a porter-- it smelled almost like an IPA, but the flavor reveals a good roastiness characteristic of the style. The malt became more obvious as the beer warmed in the glass, and revealed a reasonable complexity. An excellent example of the style despite the more IPA-like hopiness, (which is probably how porters were brewed originally,) and it alone has made me a regular at the local natural-food store, which is the only place I’ve ever found it.

Aroma is strong and smoky with a firm undertone of molasses, more than a touch of sweetness, and a strong hint of fine coffee - very tempting to a stoutie like me. It pours a dark transparent cola brown with a fairly thick pale tan head. Flavor is not quite as good as the aroma, but it is still pleasing - smoky and oily with tones of coffee and molasses. Only problem is there is a soapy or chalky hint - maybe this was not one of their better batches. Texture is smooth and a little edgy with a fair amount of fizz.

Initially more chocolatey than roasted with a nice bitter and aromatic hop bite. Has some oaty sweet traits which adds to its drinkability. Becomes more roasted when warmer which rounds out this fantastic porter. Thanks AZ.

This is a nice, full-bodied porter. Roasted malt and hops on the nose. Roasted malt, a tad too much sweetness (oats?), astringent hops and a bitter finish make this well rounded from start to finish. Deep brown color with a pillowy head that stuck around awhile. A very enjoyable brew.

A pleasing, easy drinking and flavorful porter. Aroma rich with cookie, molasses, chocolate. Flavor dryer than the aroma preedicts, featuring dry cocoa and a touch of molasses. Soft mouthfeel, and light to medium weight. Purplish brown color.

smells like a bottle of vanilla extract, big flavor, medium bodied

Amazing aromas of chocolate, piney hops, carmel malts, well-flocked medium body buttressed with fat bitter and slightly astringent finish. This rocks!