Full Sail Half Pipe Porter

Brewed by Full Sail Brewing Company
Style: Porter
Hood River, Oregon USA

Poured w/ an enormous tan head & a brown body. The head was long-lasting. The body of the beer was very thin. Slight caramel notes on the nose & palate.

Almost black in color, thin beige head. Roasted coffee aroma with some smoke. Smoke really came out in the taste, very crisp for a porter. I like where they were going but something just didnt come together well.....not sweet enough?

I'm always anxious when a brewery as well-rounded as Full Sail puts out a new beer, buit this fell a bit short. Truly malty for a porter, this beer lacks the fundamental (for my standards) roastiness a beer of this style should have. It was a bit unbalanced for me, although there is a time and place for beer like this - when you want a scotch ale but all that's available are porters. Nice, but not my cup of tea.

Pours a black--almost plum-purple color with a head that spreads thinnly into a film of various sized bubbles. Light roast aroma and an easy roasted flavor. A medium to light bodied porter that is an easy drink and is well balanced with pleasant though subtle flavoring.

I love porters, but i wasn't horribly impressed with full sail's offering here. I'd buy it again, but only if McTarnahan's Blackwatch and Deschutes' Black Butte weren't available.

Clear dark-mahogany with minimal beige head. Aroma is quite roasty, malty, some chocolate. Taste is bland and watery, finishing with a hint of roastiness.

Roast in the nose. Bland. Quite mild flavor. Thin body. Unfortunately not very impressive.

I swear they are trying to bring back the imperial porter in this beer. A very strong and robust porter, with a huge taste. I could drink a lot of this and not get bored. Thanks Full Sail!