Coast Range Farmhouse Stone Fence Robust Porter

Formerly brewed at Coast Range Brewing Co.
Style: Porter
Gilroy, California USA

Bottle shared by moejuck: Pours a very dark brown with a medium sized tan head. Aroma, dark fruits, some chocolate, earthy, with some roasted coffee notes. Flavor, roasted malts, coffee, dark chocolate, some dark fruits, an earthy bitterness on the finish. Pretty nice stuff.

Thin head of light brown bubbles. Sweet and roasty aroma with some licorice and a bit of milk chocolate. Color is a very dark brownish black. Very smooth flavor. Some carbon, dark roasted grains, sweet caramel and some dark fruit. No grittyness what-so-ever. Light to medium bodied. Finishes slick and sweet with a lingering roastyness and milk chocolate. Actually a very easy drinking and very smooth porter.

Aroma starts with a strange fruitiness,almost like Mogan David Concord wine,then settles into a pleasant chocolately maltiness as it warms taste is a delicious full dark chocolate pudding and slight coffee taste,slight sharp carbonic bite,nice roasted finish,thinned a little at the end ,but still one of those unexpected great discoveries you make when trying something new

Bottle: Nearly pitch black, moderate frothy beige head, sporatic lacing.   Soft roasted malt nose, a little sweet lactose, some chocolate malt, minor hop presense.   Good proportion of roasted malts and hop bitterness on the tongue.   Seems fairly well balanced.   Quite roasty, moreso than most, with a decent sweetness on the backside.   Hop bitterness is present, but is the lesser part of this equation.   Definitely a bit bigger than most, flavor wise, so I would say that this "Robust Porter" lives up to its name.   Body and mouthfeel are moderate to full.   Finish is malty, roasty, some chocolate malts, and quite chalky.   Overall a well balanced beer.   Purdy darn enjoyable this one is.

One of the best porters I’ve had all year. Aroma was big and strong. Coffee and dark malt that is relentless. Pour was a deep dark brown with a nice pillowy one finger tan head. Taste was definately...ummm...robust. Strong notes of coffee and roasted malt. Very full and engrossing. Bitter coffee aftertaste with a good bit of smokiness.

Big, delicious roasty aroma, thick milk chocolate, tobacco and a light evergreen tinge. Initially sweet flavor clarifies into some sharp and smoky but not overwhelming roastiness. Some sweetness becomes apparent again in the finish along with mild bitterness and more smoke. Hi carbo levels, a bit too sharp. Another good quality porter from this brewery.

From a 22 oz bottle this poured a vary dark brown with a tan head and good lacing. Nose was strongly of roasted malts, chocolate, and coffee. Medium body. Flavor is less of the chocolate than the nose would suggest, and a hit of ripe fruit sneaks in. Carbonation is fairly high and the finish is slightly bitter. A quite decent Porter.

22 oz. bottle from BevMo (Mission Valley, S.D.) - Pours a dark brown color with a medium size light tan head. Light lacing. Aroma is roasted malt and coffee. Flavor is coffee and chocolate. Medium body. A good beer.