Great Divide St. Bridgets Porter (St. Brigids)

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

Dark brown in color with garnet at the edges and a uickly dissapating off white head. The aroma is of roasted malt, slight coffee and smoke, and then a nice nuttiness as it warms. Pronouced grain flavor with hints of caramel sweetness run over by a strong roasted finish. There is some bitterness and plenty of body, with a nice lingering aftertaste. This is a good American example of today’s porter style.

bottle from a trade with Rich. a dark brown pour with a quickly fading tan head. delicious roasted malt flavors with bittersweet chocolate being the most predominant. hints of coffee find their way into the flavor mix also. the mouthfeel is a little thin, somewhat tangey with some dry bitterness on the end. a very enjoyable brew!

Poured from a March 2005 bottle, this beer looks nice, smells nice, and tastes pretty nice too. The appearance is a really dark mahogany that is possible to catch a glimpse of light through it. Nice tan head that disapated rather quickly but not fully. Good lacing to boot. The aroma is dark chocolate, espresso, earthy tones. The flavor is dark chocolate and dark pit fruits. Hugely roasty, grassy, earthy. The palate is smooth but a tad thin. Overall, I’d get this and recommend it as well.

Bottled. Dark ruby red colour, minor beige head. Aroma is strong roast malts and old coffee. Also some licorace. Flavour is roast, malts, sweet coffee and caramel. Some slight licorace noteable also. A bit thin and sweet.

12oz. bottle. Deep brown-red with a medium sized light brown head. Some lactic sweetness, and coffee in the aroma. Mild bittersweet chocolate, some nuttiness. Hints of coffee and coffe bean astringency in the finish with a mild resinous hop component. Mouthfeel is medium light, somewhat dry.

A 12 oz bottle with a month and week bottled on lable. The beer poured a dark brown with a coffee color head. The smell is of light hops and not much else. The taste is a wicked toasted malt and chocolate and toffe taste. Nice carbonation and smooth finish. This is a freaking good beer, not to heavy and full of flavor!

Had on tap at Stogies And Stouts. Very nice aroma of chocolate and milk. Sweet flavor of chocolate, coffee and cream. Very nice.

A robust porter at a deep discount, not sure of the age but it’s in real nice form. Dark brown almost black color, thin filmy tan head and moderate lacing. Roasted chocolate aroma with hints of cream, peat, and caramel. A whiff of Pacific Northwest hops is also detectable. Mouth feel is sweet at first from a medium malt body, then turns to a pleasant burnt bitterness. A little thin, especially considering the depth of flavor. Flavor is nutty with a good helping of roasted/burnt malts. Chocolate sweetness with great nuances of fermented plums and figs. Mellow floral hops make an appearance. A touch of star anise and vanilla round out the well blended flavors. There is also a nice subtle smoky aftertaste. Overall this porter feels like it’s spent some quality time in the bottle, the medley of flavors and aromas seem to be in great form.