Jamesport Reds Black Cherry Porter

On tap. Pours dark brown with some ruby highlights. No head. Aroma is cherry and chocolate. Flavor is sweet cherry, almost artificial, some dark chocolate. Palate is medium bodied, mildly carbonated, finished sweet and tangy. Again nothing special.

Draft at Jamesport. Dark reddish/brown color with a small off-white head. Moderate cherry and chocolate aroma. Medium to full body with a smooth texture. Moderate cherry, chocolate malt flavor with a medium tart bitter finish.

Definitely a battleground beer as some remarkable bitters - hard, edgy, graveyard herbal tones - take on the decent cherry essence. Red battles black in the color, too. Interesting.