Deschutes Black Butte Porter

Brewed by Deschutes Brewery
Style: Porter
Bend, Oregon USA

Sampled at the Savor DC event. Pours a watery, opaque black with a thin slightly beige head. Big malt aroma, sweet, chocolaty, toast and nuts. Flavor is similar, nuts, coffee, sweet malts, grain, toast. Slightly chalky on the palate with plenty of carbonation. Drinkable, but served next to the Obsidian, this was a let down.

12 oz bottle from ??, sorry I didn’t label this beer, but thanks! Pours a solid black medium to slightly thin looking body with a large light beige foamy head. Aroma of bittersweet chocolate that has a slight touch of chalk and some bitter citrus rind aroma finishes it off. Medium to slightly thin body with lots of carbonation. Perhaps the carbonation seems so strong since the body is a little thin? Flavor very close to the aroma but after the first few sips the chalk flavor disappears, or maybe I simply became used to it. What is left is roasted malts, chocolate and some bitter citrusy hops that finsihes on the sweet side. An okay Porter but I prefer to see more roasty/toasted notes and less sweetness.

On tap. Dark black brown body with a creamy head that is slightly darker than guinness. Nose is roasted and chocolate and some coffee. Taste is about the same. This beer is highly quaffable and feels soft in the mouth.

Bottle. Pours an almost black color with a small off-white head. Long roasted malty chocolate aroma with some hints of coffee. Sweet and smooth roasted malty flavor with lots of chocolate and some hints of coffee. Has a smooth roasted malty finish with chocolate in the aftertaste.

draught at ft. worth flying saucer. deep chocolate brown pour, cream froth up top. roasted malts and chocolate on the nose. nice chocolate flavor but no huge malt taste.

tap at flying saucer. Aroma like chocolate milk... nice creamy choclate flavor but needs more malt.

Pours black with a small head. Aroma is faint and has a little light rasted malt and cocoa. Flavor has some malt, citrus, and mineral notes and a little apple or other fruity sweetness.. Mothfee is watery, esp. for a porter. Finish, oddly enough, brings out the most flavor and is like roasted malt and cocoa.

I’m a big fan of this porter. Pours dark with a very nice red amber hue to it. Head is thick, but very small. Goes down sweet, finishes with a roasted chocolate/coffee flavor and settles on the palate very well. Pour into a very frosty glass for best flavor.