Dillon Dam Pallavicini Porter

Brewed by Dillon Dam Brewery & Restaurant
Style: Porter
Dillon, Colorado USA

Tasted 6/22/08. Growler from the brewpub. Thanks to Levi and Randall for bringing this back. Clear with a dark brown hue. Finger width of beige head. Dark fruit and bitter hops in the nose. Medium to full bodied with a toasty vanilla flavor. Nice chocolate note. Mildly hopped and a touch dry in the finish. Sweet palate.

Dillon, day after Vail Fest 2006. Head is mostly lasting. Body is dark brown to black. Aroma is moderately malty (roasted grain, caramel), with a note of vanilla. Flavor is moderately sweet, lightly acidic, lightly bitter. Finish is lightly sweet, lightly acidic, moderately bitter. Medium body, watery texture, lively carbonation. Pretty simple, but drinkable.

Had this at the brewery. Beer poured a clear, dark-brown color with a small, creamy, light-brown, mostly diminishing head. The aroma was malty with light notes of coffee and moderately strong notes of cookie, roasted grain and caramel. There was also a light note of vanilla extract. The flavor was lightly sweet-lightly bitter initially and gave away to an average-length finish with a trace of bitterness and trace smokey retros. The body was medium-to-full, the texture was velvety and the carbonation was soft.