Lost Coast Chocolate Porter

Poured very black, smooth, creamy, roasted malts, chocolate, little coffee, slight dark fruit.

On tap. Clear dark brown with a warm reddish hue and an off-white head. Medium body, sweet hard roasted malt and dried fruit. Light malt bitterness in the finish with a whiff of coffee. 120709

From tap at Pacific Coast. Pours dark brown to black with a small tan head. Roasted malt and mild chocolate aroma. Sweet malty, chocolate and roasted flavoured. Light acidic and roasted flavoured as the main impression. Light acidic and roasted flavoured finish.

Date: July 07, 2009
Mode: Draft
Source: Pacific Coast, Oakland
Appearance: opaque brown, creamy beige head, drippy lace
Aroma: rich chocolate aroma, light earthyness
Flavor: rich chocolate flavor, dark caramel sweetness brings out the chocolate, light balancing bitterness
Aroma: 6/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 6/10; Palate: 7/10; Overall: 13/20
Rating: 3.3/5.0
Drinkability: 7/10
Score: **+/4

Tap @ Toronado. Pours coffee brown with a small off white ring. Nose had kind of a weird sour tinge to it, not sure what that was all about. Flavor was nice, some chocolate and roasted malts.

Ont tap at pizza port carlsbad. Very chocolaty. Sweet cocoa powder, milk chocolate, and some hints of malt. Simple and a little bland to be honest. Not very good.

On tap @ 1702 - Pours a dark brown color with a small light tan head. Nice layered lacing all the way down the glass. Aroma is roasted malt and very light chocolate. The flavor has just a tad more chocolate to it. Finish is slightly bitter. Medium body. A decent beer, but there are better chocolate beers out there.

Robust chocolate color with thin head. Easy roast and cocoa aroma with a nice vein of chocolate and alcohol. Quite palatable and balanced with appealing nuances of roastiness. Moderately complex.