Deschutes Black Butte Porter

Brewed by Deschutes Brewery
Style: Porter
Bend, Oregon USA

Tap, Forest Room 5, with Alaskanwarren. Deep red/brown, tan layer of bubbles. Sweet caramel and fresh coffee nose. Nicely balanced caramel/pastry and roast; one sip you get one, the next the other. Very bright and refreshing. Medium/light palate presence, but still nicely soft and round.

Bottle from Bottleworks. Pours a super dark black with a frothy tan head that leaves nice lacing. The aroma is mild but I get a distinct caramel and molasses. Pretty sweet, but balanced well with the hops. This is a creamy porter with very lively carbonation.

Bottle as shown. Pours a dark brown with a medium frothy light tan head that lasts awhile. The aroma is a roasted malt with coffee and chocolate. Good sticky lacing along the glass. Medium mothfeel with a roasted malt with a smoky flavor and sweet finish. A good porter from deschutes.

Pitch black coloured body with brown tints and a nice white head! Aroma of malt and coffee. Medium-bodied; Strong malt - not much else going on, however. Decent aftertaste mainly of light nuts and malt. Overall, decent, but not that great! I sampled this beer on draught at Kelly’s in Portland, Oregon on 09-September-2006.

Roasted, chocolatey, and slightly fruity aroma. The body is kind of thin and spritzy which detracts from the overall flavor. The taste is a little chocolate and dark fruit with a sharp, dry, roasted finish.

I saw this on sale for 12.99/12 today and thought what the hell? Nice black color with a light tan head. It smells roasty, malty and slightly meaty. The flavor is roasty and robust. I was really surprised at how strong the flavor actually was, nice. The drinkability is awesome, I killed one in about fifteen minutes (not normal for me). Deschutes is doing great things with their beers and I will be buying the Double Black Butte when it hits Colorado this summer. Serving type: bottle Reviewed on: 02-14-2008 01:15:56

12 oz bottle poured into a pint glass. Blackish brown color, good clarity, fluffy beige head. Decent lacing. Lots of coffee in the aroma with a little ash and balancing chocolate sweetness. Lightly acidic roasted character with some dark fruits and burnt coffee. Medium-light bodied with a little too much carbonation. Solid beer.

12 oz. bottle. Pours a thick mocha head, with slight lacing, over a clear dark (SRM 20) blackish brown body....nose heavy with coffee, bitter chocolate, mild hop....taste is dry with coffee, chocolate with a medium lingering bitter finish...mouth feel is medium, carbonation light...a nice rich roasted malty porter with malty bitterness to finish. Not as good as Fullers, but not far behind.