Great Dane Black Earth Porter

Brewed by Great Dane Pub & Brewery
Style: Porter
Madison, Wisconsin USA

On tap at Benno’s. Wonderful soft chocolate malty aroma, that precedes a taste that is much the same. Smooth almost oily texture, almost like it was nitroed, Taste stayed chocolate cookieish all the way through. Not full or strong enough to be rated among the absolute best, but still one of the nicest surprises in a while

Fantastic porter. Aroma is mild hops and toast. Mouthfeel is thin-medium, with low carbonation - perfect. The flavor is alarmingly refreshing, particularly for a dark beer. Tastes of minerals, earth, dark chocolate, burnt marshmallows. I’m describing a s’more made outdoors, I guess. Great beer, my favorite porter, and I wish I could get this in a bottle.

I like this beer! It is very earthy like the name says. I go for this beer third when enjoying beverages at the Great Dane. It’s a nice beer to drink 2 or 3 of before getting bored with it.

This is a wonderful example of what a porter should be. Enjoyed at the downtown location in an imperial pint glass; this brew had a great aroma, a dark, completely opaque color, and a substantial mouth feel. The flavor was reminiscent of roasted nuts and dark roast coffee with a nice finish. If you’re into porters, then this is absolutely worth a try.

Very dark almost opaque. Thich creamy head. A english style porter. Aromas of dark chocolate and coffee. Flavors are also of chocolate and coffee which lingers on the tongue through the finish. Hops actually kick in as it warms and in the finish. Aother fine effort.

Really weird: it looks like a heavy stout, and it tastes like cold espresso. That should tell you if you’d like it or not, I loved it.

This beer poured black with a brownish tint if held directly in front of a light. Medium caramel head that had excellent retention. Head appeared similar to a cappuccino, and looked very appetizing. Flavor was a well-balanced blend of coffee, chocolate, and caramel, and the beer had a pleasant coating mouthfeel. Aftertaste was just as good! I would certainly recommend this one.

Awesome, well balanced thick chewy porter with strong sweet and robust traits; typical bitter chocolat and coffee dominate, but licorice and vanilla also might be detected. I loved it, far and away the best of the six I had at GD.