MacTarnahans Blackwatch Cream Porter

Brewed by Portland Brewing Company (Pyramid)
Style: Porter
Portland, Oregon USA

2003..... Aroma:oak,chocolate milk.... Appearance:Dark brown black,light tan head... Flavor:light sour acide flavor,small chocolate...

Bottle courtesy of Wohlfs. Pours black with decent beige head. Aroma has some roasted grain, light cocoa and coffee. Very muted overall. Flavor much the same with a little bitterness in the finish from the coffee, in a good way though. I’m not a porter fan in general, but this is decent.

Bottle Pours a very dark brown with a full cramy light tan head and lots of heavy lacing. Sweet dark roasted malts. Chocolate and a touch of coffee. Flavor was more coffee and a nce smokiness. Slightly sour like most porters but yes, a very nice smooth creamy feel. Lingering bitter smoky flavor.

Not as dark for a porter as one would think. Holding this pint to the light you will notice an orange hue that has a dark center. Very smooth with a smoky, coffee taste that ended just a hair bitter. I really enjoyed this one after the meal relaxing. One of my favorites from this brewpub and worth a try if there.

Labelled as Bourbon cask aged 2003 vintage.
Just a veil of brownish hues surrounding the darkness and a faint crown on top.
High cocoa powder percentage black chocolate, but with a just a bit of lactic twang.
A lactic, acidic feeling at first, then a bit of wood and bourbon, a little coffee and a smudge of bitter hops in the end. A little thin on the malt though, sometimes the tradeoff of boozy wood for malt backbone is too much of a price to pay.

(Bottle) This is a great porter and I love it when I get one. It has been a hile and I saw it in the store. Great Dark Borwn pour with a great head. Nice overall malty body with a full flavor. Good Job Mac’s

bottle. thanks beerhugger! pours a near black body with a slight red tinge held up to the light. small mocha-coloured head. aroma has some coffee beans and lactic chocolate notes. fairly bitter up front with tobacco flavours and a somewhat astringent roastiness. creamy at times. medium body with a somewhat sticky molasses feel towards the end. coffee flavour lingers in the finish. pretty good.

Good smokey flavor and a decent head make this beer pretty flippin’ good. A chocolatey aroma helps to make this beer a bit more enticing, as do a cold night and a cigarette in the other hand.