Flat Earth Cygnus X-1 Xanadu Porter

Growler from Flat Earth Brewery. Strong, delicious aroma of orange peel. Pours dark with a bit of tan head. Flavor reminds me of the chocolate oranges at Christmas. Nice carbonation that dances on your tongue.

Growler from the brewery. Smells like Orange Crush soda pop. Appearance dark brown, not much head. Flavor is a straightforward chocolate/orange with a lingering orange flavor on your tongue. As it warms up, the aroma mellows out and smells less like Crush and more like beer. The flavor also is exponentially once it gets up to around 50-55 degrees.

Growler… This cloudy, dark brown ale shows slants of ruby when held up to bright light. The incredibly unique, nearly euphoric, aroma is all about juicy orange peel, dark-roasted grains and chocolate. Medium-bodied with moderate carbonation. Chocolaty-sweet and a touch grainy with a refreshing component of just-removed orange peel. Sweet, chocolaty, orangey finish. I savored more than one pour of this baby. Kudos to TheCheeseMan for affording me the opportunity to experience this beer!

Growler with a big thanks to cheeseman for sharing. Dark brown, modest head. Bright orange up front on the nose, with chocolate behind it, immediately reminding you of those chocolate oranges you can get at christmas time. Light palate with more orange and chocolate. Clean finish with a lingering orange touch and just a hint of chocolate. Some of the orange citrus gives a hint of acidity or astringency, a sharpness of some sort. Deeper in hints at an orange liqueur, but not exactly like Grand Marnier. Very unusual and certainly the first beer I’ve ever had with such a strong straightforward orange presence.

This beer is f’ing rad. Thanks to Cheeseman. Tastes like a chocolate and orange cordial. Awesome roast and orange. This kicks ass. Totally original and tasty. I love this.

Maybe the best of the X-1 series so far, actually, probably the best. Earthy aroma. A little sour apple that works, and some yeast. Very good flavor of mandarin oranges, and quite a lot of it. Black with moderately roasted malt. Very good idea here.

Tap, @ Indulge. The highlight of the evening. Cygnus is my favorite flat earth beer barring the sours and this only adds to the enjoyment. An incredible orange aroma with a bitter citrus tinge. A similarly spectacular orange flavor on top of the usual cygnus goodness. paired very well with the truffles.

BOTTLE: oh hell yeah! Chocolate orange stick in a glass, need I say more!