McCoys Oak Aged WestPorter

Had this tonight at McCoys in KC. Served in a tulip glass on tap. Pours a black body with a big and creamy, milk chocolate colored head that dissipated slowly and remained slightly lacy. The aroma is straight up oak. Every now and then I get a whiff of milky, chalky chocolate and some faint roasted grains, but mostly its a deep woody smell. Some boozy notes. Taste is also very oaky. Slightly sweet though with some very light chocolate and a bit of a roasty character throughout. Very dry and has a light roast linger. Overall, this is definitely extremely dry. The oak aging seems to take away a lot of the taste I remember in their WestPorter. Definitely dries it out and takes away that sweetness and roastiness I really liked in the original. I liked this beer and really give the brewpub props for brewing and aging a beer like this, but it just wasn’t as good as the original and was a little too oaky.

Tall stemmed tulip glass, on draft at the brewpub. It comes to me with a thick, dark brown head that is very voluminous. This sits on a completely black body. The aroma is very oaky, I mean like all oak. it is like straight up floor boards in this beer. There is some chocolate and dry roast in there as well but so much damn wood. Taste follows suite with wood as well and some chocolate dry candy. The wood makes this the driest damn porter I have ever had. There is nothing "wrong’ with it but it is just too much wood for me.