MacTarnahans Blackwatch Cream Porter

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

Name: MacTarnahan’s Blackwatch Cream Porter
Date: 04/21/2007
Mode: Bottle
Source: Tasting, 50 More Beers on the Wall

dark brown with ruby edges, scant beige head, rich chocolate and roasted aroma, thin body, rich flavor, lots of roasted, only a hint of sweetness, well balanced bitterness

Aroma: 6/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 6/10; Palate: 4/10; Overall: 11/20
Rating: 2.9/5.0
Drinkability: 7/10
Score: *4

Very enjoyable roasty porter. Nothing exceptional, but the lovely bitter roastiness is everywhere -- the aroma, the taste, and the aftertaste.

(Bottle) Pours a dark brown with an average-sized tan head. Aroma of roasted malt. Flavor of roasted malt and coffee.

Bottle acquired in trade with DarkElf (thanks!). Poured a dark black with red at the edges with an averaged sized light brown head. Aromas of chocolate, roasted malts and coffee. Tastes of the same. Toasty. Lightly bitter.

on tap-pours a thin retaining tan head and black color with red tint. Aroma is dark malt-chocolate/molasses. Taste is dark malt-chocolate/molasses, oatmeal, faint hops bite. Mild carbonation. Occasional.

Dark brown color with tan head and roasted corn aroma. Cloyingly bitter burnt flavor. Body is thin for a porter. Finishes heavy on black malt with a touch of dark chocolate. This lacks any complexity. Tastes too much like burnt water, if there is such a thing.

Clear, very dark, garnet ale with a mid-sized, creamy, well-tanned head. The nose is of dark chocolate, mild coffee and French oak. The flavor is well-balanced and offers notes of chocolate, coffee and straw. A bit thin and watery, though. Medium-bodied with feather soft carbonation. Short, roasty, watery finish. A quality session brew for newbies, but the Blackwatch Bourbon Barrel Aged Cream Porter is definitely the better way to go.

very dark, few head, black chocolate aroma, not very malty, roasted with a bitter finish