Eel River Certified Organic Porter

Brewed by Eel River Brewing Company
Style: Porter
Fortuna, California USA

12 oz. Dark brown with a large and lasting head. Nice wispy clouds of lace. Cocoa, sour cream and earthy, metallic herb aromas. Flavor is dry cocoa, graham crackers, marshmallow and prickly, earthy spiced molasses. Slight coffee with soured milk, and green mesquite woodsmoke are also present. Palate is a little chalky, near medium-bodied, and smooth but tingly at the same time.

Dark Brown Color with Light Tan Head. Dark Sweet Malts, Subtle Molasses and Coffee Roasts..Along with a Certain Identifiable ’Organic’ Aroma. Thin Bodied with a Drying Mouthfeel...Nice Dark Malt Flavors...Sweetness of Malts Balance Out Coffee Roasts and Ending Hops.. Chalky Ending. Overall a Well Rounded, Full Flavored Porter. Lacking a bit in Body, but not necessarily compared to What’s on the Market....Solid Porter. Nice to See Well Made Organic Brews.

Date: 06/18/2006
Mode: Bottle
Source: Roadtrip

dark blood red, thin fine beige head, touch of lace, sweet chocolate aroma like a Hershey’s bar, creamy body, rich chocolate flavor,

Aroma: 7/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 7/10; Palate: 8/10; Overall: 15/20
Rating: 3.7/5.0
Drinkability: 8/10
Score: **4

almost black with a hue of red small tan head. smell is faint of cocoa and coffee, a little bit of toasted nut. taste is metallic, chocolate and weak coffee, watery, leaves mouth dry in the end.

12oz bottle. Poured a medium brown (with a reddish tint) and a larger sized off white head. Lots of suspended floaters. Aromas of chocolate, roast, light coffee and a trace of caramel. Tastes of coffee, chocolate, and roast. Body on the thin side.

8/14/2007: Eel River Certified Organic Porter pours a clear brown color with a quickly diminishing light tan head. The aroma is quite unique, distinct, and simply great. It is complex blend of coffee beans, dry chocolate and dark malted barley, and chocolate milk. The flavor is very much like the aroma and somewhat sweet.. It too is rich, full, and clean and contains a wonderful blend of coffee and chocolate, roasted malt, and something else that I just can’t but my finger on. The finish is smooth and roasty along with some more nice mocha flavor. The body of this beer is medium-light and there might be a touch too much carbonation, but that seems to fade away as the beer breathes. The some reason this beer instantly conjured up thoughts and memories of camping. Not sure way, but there are welcomed thoughts! There’s just somehting about this beer that I really like and can’t quite figure out. I daresay that I might be detecting a big of cigar/tobacco flavor in the lingering aftertaste...

12 fl. oz. bottle (Alcohol 5.5% by Vol.) from bitbucket. Thanks Bob! This was a great bonus beer. I appreciate the gesture! Rating #97 for this beer...

Reddish brown, small beige head. Dry malt,mocha nose.Good medium roast profile with mocha and medium bitterness at the end. Lacks carbonation

Appearance: Pours a dark chestnut brown body with a fizzy, khaki-colored head. Smell: Predominately roasted malt aroma with hints of roasted nuts, light coffee, and toffee with a dusting of cocoa. Taste: Again, more roasted malts with a mild sweetness and, again, flavors of roasted nuts, coffee, and just a little bit of toffee and bittersweet chocolate. There’s a crisp, refreshing toasty quality to it. The finish provides a nice amount of espresso-like roast. Some hops at the tailend, but they’re faint at best. Mouthfeel: Medium-bodied. Soft carbonation. Slightly chalky. Drinkability: A fine little porter that’s enjoyable all the way through to the end.