Coast Range Farmhouse Stone Fence Robust Porter

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

(Bottle 65 cl) Black and opaque with a small, beige head. Malty, lightly burned aroma. Medium-bodied with distinct, burned, coffeeish accents and a burned, ashy, bitter finish. Good and well crafted, but just not the most interesting representative of its style. Thanks to Degarth for sharing this. 040406

Date: 09/29/2007
Mode: Bottle
Source: Tasting, Cellar Party

black with ruby edges, wispy beige head, rich dark chocolate aroma, rich dark chocolate flavor, very dry with a bitterness the brings out a burnt chalky character,

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) Pours a black body with a small tan head. Aroma of roasted malt and chocolate. Flavor of roasted malt, mild hops, coffee, and chocolate.

Pours a mostly opaque black with mahogany edges and a thin covering of dark tan head. Aroma of lightly toasted and sweet dark caramel and chocolate malts. Body starts with a nice chocolatey sweetness and good roasted caramel balance toward a bittersweet finish. A nice porter.

Bottle. A dark brown beer with a ruby glow, clear, and with a small, beige head. Roasted, chocolate aroma with coffee and some hops. Chocolate, coffee and roasted malt in the flavor too, along with hops giving a pleasant bitterness. Nice carbonation level and medium to full body. The finish is long, roasted and quite bitter. A nice, quaffable beer with nothing special to it, not that it needs to. (080411)

I was drinking this outside during a thunderstorm, so all I can say is that it looked like a Porter. Interesting aroma of roasted malt, tobacco/cigars, and chocolate. Nice and smooth to drink, it carried nicely blended flavors of sweet roasted malts, chocolate, and tobacco, some of it smoking. Pretty decent brew.

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Dark brown with a small diminishing light tan head. After a time, just small bubbles of lace creating an isle of lace and a ring around the rim. Roasted malt and coffee scents along with some hints of caramel and chocolate. Sweet start with dark caramel, sweet licorice, roasted fruit and mild mocha. As a self professed licorice disliker, this one hints it right. Still rather simple flavors, but nothing seem to be out of place. Average feel and decent flavors. Finish has some light roasty flavors. Linger is a bit ashy and some mild dark caramel returns. A very workable porter. This must heave been shipped to the midwest in an attempt to liquidate. Much indifference.

Bottle: Dark ruby color, tan head, light rooster tails in the lacing. Nose of light vinegar, strong roast and some pork rind char. The flavor is very astringent and coffeeish with soy sauce and licorice; some marshmallow. Finishes tangy and full in roast. Nice roastiness character throughout the whole drink, really lingers and a decent body too. Hmm, I like the drink but there’s so many odd notes I certainly can’t give it a higher score in each category.