Eel River Certified Organic Porter

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

Strong chocolate and coffee aroma. Deep brown to black in color with a small, but firm mocha head. Nice level of roastiness...coffee, burnt black chocolate and esspresso grounds. More than I expected from this flavor wise.

(Bottle) Pours a medium brown body with a small tan head. Aroma of roasted malt, coffee, and chocolate. Flavor of roasted malt and chocolate.

Bottle. Pours a dark brown, with thin tan head that fell to nothing. Excellent aroma, strong coffee, dark roast/burn malt, very mild bbq, great sweetness, and spicy hop finish. Flavor is barbequed chocolate bar, great blend of sweetness and bitterness, touch of creaminess in an other wise medium bodied beer. Bursting with flavors, nice hop balance. Good beer!!

bottled; thanks to Per - clear and dark brown colour with almost no foam; very complex aroma of roasted bread, chocolate and dark fruits; creamy mouthfeel, some sweetness before a dry toasted bitterness, medium-bodied; long chocolatey/cocoa finish with lingering hoppy notes - hmmmm, I could drink some pints of this one !

Bottled. Dark brown, small beige head. Aroma of coffee and chocolate. Sweet with thick mouthfeel, dominated by caramel and molasses. Roasty and with solid maltiness. Dryish licorice finish. Enjoyable.

12 oz bottle-pours a deep red hue almost black with a small fizzy cola like off-white head. chocolate, roast, black patent aroma with subtle notes of butterscotch and toffee. nice roasty flavors with a touch of char and dark chocolate. Expresso shows up on the finish. body is medium with the right amount of carbonation and distributes the flavors well. Light oxidative note on the finish that was well covered by the malt onslaught. a solid porter that i would like to try on tap someday.

The beer after it release from the 12-ounce bottle set in the glass a clear brown as viewed by a soft white bulb, the is portly in size, a winsome light tan in color and the texture somewhat creamy, as it slowly fades away the residual lace forms a surrounding skirt upon the glass. Nose is sweet with a nice hint of lightly toasted grain, caramel, fresh and appealing to both the eye and the nose, start is lightly sweet with a delectable grain profile and the top light to moderate in feel. Finish has a purposeful acidity and the hops delightful in their spiciness, quite dry aftertaste with a nice drinking beer that left me quite satisfied.

Pours a huge light brown head above a deep dark garnet colored body. The aroma is malty bringing bread dough and molasses to mind. The flavor is balanced, yet slightly to the sweet side with a bit of bitterness towards the end as it fades into a coffee finish. Thanks to Bück Dich for sending this one.