Hargreaves Hill Porter

Brewed by Hargreaves Hill
Style: Porter
Steels Creek, Victoria, Australia

Something just wasn’t right with this. Very aussie style porter - chocolate and cereal are quite noticable, but thin body and over carbonation for the style dilute the finished product.

330ml. Well balanced bitterness that leaves a smoky aftertaste. Rich dark black in colour with an inviting tan head and an aroma ofcoffee and roasted malts with a hint of chocolate underneath.

Little head but solid deep black colour. Lots of charcoal. Dry and not bd.

Pours a cola brown with a small head that lingers. Aroma is of strong coffee, licorice and roasted malt. Flavour is similar to crunching on coffee beans, not a desired taste. Watery with little carbonation. Disappointing beer.

Nice pour,tan head medium size,very dark beer good carbonation.Aroma coffee beans,maltiness,Flavour is coffee without sugar,that real strong taste in a porter that is nearly sour,can,t stand it,so that it for this one.

Bottle: Deep brown with a light brown and very short lived head. Looks like Coke after a minute or so. Slightly vegemite-like cola nose with a touch of underlying roastiness. In the mouth it’s light soy sauce and chocolaty toasted malts. It’s quite thin but the pleasantly flat carbonation brings out the more sublte aspects of the flavour profile. I think this has promise but needs some work on bringing some character tot he party.

Upon entering the glass a dark caramel colour, it produces a beige collar that disperses to lace quite well. Aromas are quite intense tending towards creamy coffee and milk chocolate. Medium bodied with quite lively carbonation (due to bottle conditioning). Palate produces hints of darker malts with rather dry hop bitterness to finish. A nice, simple expression of the style

Bottle (330ml). Poured a very dark brown (almost black) with a small, rocky, tanned head which was average lasting. Aroma was of dusty milk chocolate and licorice with roasted malts, black coffee and some caramelized dates. Flavor was of roasted malts with tart blackberries, coco powder, black coffee and some licorice in the finish. Medium bodied with medium carbonation a dry/creamy mouthfeel, watery texture and an ok finish. A bit thin.