DuClaw Bad Moon Porter

Brewed by DuClaw Brewing Company
Style: Porter
Abingdon, Maryland USA

On Tap in Baltimore: It was good, but not great. Some serious coffee & fig flavors. A weak ugly head. An average aroma. Good, but certainly nothing special.

Third best beer out of the sampler (5 standards and the Octoberfest seasonal). I liked the chololate balance with just a slight coffee tinge. SLightly creamy, but maybe the tap was dirty, some bitterness. I generally like porters and stouts, but this just slides in there as drinkable (as a season, I guess I’m just switching off of summer brews). As described, pretty dark, with an off orange cream head. (Tap 11/11/2006)

Draft at the Bowie location. A pitch black beer with a slitght brown shine penetrating it under a thin brown head. The aroma is sweet with strong notes of roasted malt as well as light notes of chocolate. The flavor is sweet malty with light notes of roasted malt and chocolate, leading to a dry roasted bitter end - with notes of bitter desert chocolate.

Draught @ DuClaw Bowie Black, tan head, light lacing. Nose of light creamy roast, sweet chocolate, toffee, light thin coffee. The flavor is rich, a bit strong in the caramel, full bodied. Nice and rich.

This was enjoyed at Camden Yard in Baltimore while watching the Orioles beat the Tigers. The color was a deep black with a modest head. The smoked taste of coffee and chocolate was very evident. It was sweeter than others but otherwise an excellent porter. The medium body and smooth are very welcome and I hope to have more.

Poured an oily black with a thin light brown head. Mildly sweet and roasty nose. Medium bodied. Dark chocolate, light coffee, and caramel. Not a bad porter. Really reminds me of Iron Hill Pig Iron Porter. Quite drinkable.

From a growler courtesy of MattA. The aroma is strong with roasty notes, coffee, earth, puppy breath and a dose of soapy/detergenty chocolate. The body is flat black and golds a firm two finger thick mocha head that diminishes slowly. Fore is creamy chocolate, light coffee. Very creamy palate. The roastiness isn’t really present the way it was in the aroma. still has a slightly detergenty note in the far finish. Has a great feel to it making it a fantastic session brew, but the flavor range is narrow and isn’t by any means perfectly realized.

Poured extremely opaque black from my growler. Very little head, but again, it came from the growler. Roasted malt aroma with little or no hoopy smell. Initial flavor is lighter than the color might indicate with brown sugar, roasted malt and toffee flavors. The finish is only lightly smokey with coffee flavors. Warm, sweet, and crisp on the palate. Awesome beer, a must have from a solid brewer.