Carolina Winter Porter

Brewed by Carolina Brewing Company
Style: Porter
Holly Springs, North Carolina USA

The roasted chocolate flavors are there. The finish is malty and dry. Just a little on the weak side.

thanks to bakes for this brew> Pours dark, clear amber. Forms a small head that hangs around. good lacing. Smell is interesting. malty, and fizzy(?).Tate is good, malty, and a little hops. a touch of fizz in it. Solid brew, but not great.

Draught pint at Sammy’s in Raleigh. Pour is dark brown with some ruby highlights and hardly any head. Nose is faint roasted malts, a little bit of hops. Flavor is slightly roasty and hoppy. Palate is thin and slightly watery. Easy drinking porter, but very average.

12 oz bottle dated 11/01/06. Pours dark brown, but clear and somewhat translucent with a nice tan head that subsides to a thin cover. Aroma is mostly sweet roasted malt and maybe some dry hops but it is so underwhelming that I’m struggling to get anything from it. Flavor is again dominated by roasted malt, but balanced by some hop bitterness. Palate is thin with moderately low carbonation. Easy drinking but nothing special. I remember this being much better when it was released.

Date: 11/05/1999
Mode: Draft
Source: Brewfest, Duramn, NC, Winter

Appearance: dark brown, whispy tan head,
Aroma: slightly sweet roasted malt aroma,
Flavor: roasted flavor, touch of bitterness in the finish,
Overall: average
-------- /> Date: 03/15/2008
Mode: bottle
Source: tasting

Appearance: dark brown with ruby edges, fine tan head, drippy lace,
Aroma: dark chocolate aroma with a milky sweetness,
Flavor: rich chocolate flavor, touch of dark caramel sweetness, lots of earthy bitterness bordering on astrengent,

Aroma: 6/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 5/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 11/20
Rating: 2.9/5.0
Drinkability: 6/10
Score: *4

Bottle. Thanks to Old Growth. Pours a deep black body with thin head. aroma is of roasted malt, nuttiness. Flavor is a big nutty, roasted malt, chocolate. A thinner body, smooth. Decent Porter.

12oz bottle from surffisher! - thanks Vic! - Pours dark brown with a short offwhite head that fades back quick and leaves scant lace. Aromas of roasted malts, coffee, and some dark chocolate. Flavor is dominated by dark chocolate notes, but there is also a good roasty presence that balances it out. I got a little caramel as well and maybe a little molasses. Good carbonation and a soft mouthfeel. Not a bad porter..

Bottle courtesy of OldGrowth. Bottled on 12/20/06. No ABV listed on this bottle. Deep, dark mahogany crimson mix. Faint light peers through this abyss. Foamy, frothy tan head. Sticky delicate lacing on the glass. Aroma is initially roasty and coffee-ish with soft hops and dark chocolate coming through as well. Taste is more roasted malts, thinned coffee, and baker’s chocolate. Lighter hops are present as well. Body is medium but thinner than hoped. Moderate carbonation on this. Finishes with a tad more bitterness, roasted malts, burnt caramel and coffee. Not bad at all!