Great Divide St. Bridgets Porter (St. Brigids)

Brewed by Great Divide Brewing Company
Style: Porter
Denver, Colorado USA

Dark brown with a reddish hue on the edges. Medium sized, off white head with no significant lacing. Aroma was roasted malt, coffee, bittersweet chocolate, cola and a fruit I cannot quite distinguish. Smooth, decently carbonated, medium-bodied flavor. Finishes dry with a hoppy, bitter quality on the back of the tongue.

Brown bottle, 355 ml, best before February 2002, savoured on March 8 2007; eye; deep burgundy, voluminous café au lait head that becomes a carpet above the beer, no effervescence, clear, a bit of lacing; nose: nice roasted malt, vanilla, dark chocolate, light smoke, coffee, light acidity, lactic; mouth : in thar order, surprising hops punch right up front, mildly astringent, roasted malt that is lightl acrid, small presence of caramel and vanilla, creamy finale in roasted malt with a thin layer of caramel and a hint of bitterness, lightly sweet, mildly bitter, a bit lactic, presence of acidity, medium body, good carbonatation; overall: quite enjoyable FRANÇAIS Bouteille brune, 355 ml, meilleure avant février 2002, savourée le 8 mars 2007; oeil : bourgogne foncée, mousse café au lait abondante mais qui se transforme en une mince couche, pas d’effervescence, claire, un peu de dentelle; nez : beau malt torréfié, vanille, chocolat foncé, fumée légère, café; bouche : dans cet ordre, petit punch surprenant d’amertume, astringence moyenne, malt torréfié légèrement âcre, petite présence de caramel et de vanille, finale crémeuse en malt torréfié avec un petit filet de caramel et une pointe d’amertume, légèrement sucrée, moyennement amère, un peu lactique, présence d’acidité, corps moyen, bonne carbonatation; en résumé : bien aimée

Another decently bodied and colored porter. Decent amount of chocolate and coffee. Finish is pretty quick and a little sweet. On the back of the palette is a tinge of hop bitterness. A more flavorful representation of this style.

It’s early for porters. But I saw this in the store and was excited that Great Divide has made its way to COMO. Since I have yet to try the porter, I bought it. Rich. Dark. not as intense as my favorite stouts, but I guess that the point with porters. Reviews here are a bit harsh. It’s the best one out there, but hardly a bad porter.

12 oz, snifter. Chocolate, coffee, toasted, burnt malt (M); flowery hops (L); smoke aroma. Average, creamy, off-white head sits on a deep brown-tawny body. Moderately sweet flavor becomes a lightly sweet, lightly bitter finish. Medium-full body, oily/creamy texture, average carbonation. The bottom line is: wonderful flavors abound! The nose could be bigger and the carbonation softer, but this is a truly enjoyable porter.

A nice porter with loads of choclatey goodness. Nicely balanced as well. A very tasty porter.

12oz - Aroma of burnt malts, chocolate and stale coffee. Pours dark brown with red highlights, a medium head and good lacing. Flavor matches aroma with a grassy malt aftertaste that finishes milky and stale. Palate is creamy and a little thin. Not so good.

Well made porter. Dark brown color, with a tan head. Aroma is chocolate, carmel. No roast to be found(as it should be with a porter). Slight acidity in the flavor. Moderately dry finish(for a porter)