Cricket Hill Paymasters Porter

Brewed by Cricket Hill Brewing Co.
Style: Porter
Fairfield, New Jersey USA

Had this at the brewery during the tour. A great dark beer with a nice bite. LOVED IT! I hope they start bottling it

Bottle. Pours a dark brown with a fluffy tan head and some nice lace. Aroma of chocolate, coffee, coconut, molasses, roasted malts, and toast. Flavor is Cocoa beans, vanilla, roasted coffee and cream. This is great. Tons of flavor for how low the abv is. A phenomenal session beer.

Courtesy of jcwattsrugger. Pours deep dark brown with clear amber edges and tiny white head. The aroma is vanilla, chocolate, dark roasted malts and molasses. It smells of pure yum. The taste is very porter like in body and mouth feel. I get smooth oak followed by dark roastiness, some molasses and vanilla. Good stuff.

On tap at andys corner bar. Deep dark brown in color with a nice off white head that left a nice lacing on the glass. Chocolatetey rosary malty aroma. Caramel light hoppy notes. Malty roasty bitter chocolatety flavor. Medium bodied. Finish is dry. Nice. Very drinkable.

Re-rate based upon batch 2, that I have on tap at my apartment. Almost black in color, light ruby highlights near the bottom of the glass, medium sized light brown head. Aroma is roast and chocolate, with some light caramel and slight chalky notes. Taste has alot of chocolate and moderate roasted grain, with some subtle caramel sweetness, a touch of bready yeast. Light to medium bodied, a touch watery but very much in line with the style. Overall, very enjoyable and probably my favorite of all of the beers they have brewed.

Draft at Which Brew. Nice black body with thin head. Aroma is roast, chocolate, a bit faint. Flavor is roast, chocolate, nutty and a sweet malty body. Very smooth with a great chocolate after taste. This beer is far under rated.

Handbottle from hophead75. Pours a nice dark brew. Some light in the pour but it sits black in the glass. Despite the handbottling the carbonation produces a one finger creamy coffee colored head. The aroma is very roasty, chocolatey, coffee, grain, lots of roast, a tad sweet, nice complexity, enjoyed the nose. The flavor is also very roasty, chocolate, coffee, grain, lightly sweet, some hops that add a nice bitterness. Feels a tad bitter in the mouth, roasty, some alcohol seems apparent. Finishes sweet and roasty. Nice porter.

Bottle courtesy of jcwattsrugger, thank you! Deep brown going toward black, decent head. Flavor is straightforward balance of chocolate and coffee accented malts. Aroma matches. Simple, but nice.