McNeills Pullmans Porter

Brewed by McNeills Brewery
Style: Porter
Brattleboro, Vermont USA

Black, thin tan creamy head. Nice aroma on this brew with notes of light roasted coffee, vanilla, oatmeal, and milk chocolate, with lighter hints of berry and citrus. Tangy hop flavors and roasted coffee tones are noted up front, some light chocolate in the middle, and a decent citric bitterness kicks back in late. Light to medium bodied, prickly carbonation, roasty, tangy finish. Nice easy drinking porter...

Bottle from EDA. Pours a very deep brown color with a light brown head which is initially dense and somewhat rocky towards the top. Great lacing is left behind. Very distinct coffee and over-roasted grain aroma. Bits of earthy hop also. Medium bodied. Nicely carbonated. Roasted grain and coffee dominate flavor, carbonation is mild and pleasant for this style. Suprisingly aggressive bitterness towards the finish. Quite well done.

Dark brown color, with a shy tan-colored head, with dark malt, fruity accent, roasted malt, black coffee aroma follows through on a medium-bodied palate with a rich chocolate flavor, fruity, roasted malt, dark roasted note, coffee, leading to a mild hop bitterness finish.

Murky and translucent cherry brown in color with some fizzled cloisters for a head. Heavy roasted malts displayed in the aroma, along with molasses, dark chocolate, milk chocolate covered espresso beans and iced coffee. Much more flavorful than expected, introducing a dry room temperature, deep roasted coffee conjecture. Unsweetened confectionary chocolate interspersed with dark chocolate shavings. Roasted qualities reminiscent of unsalted, singed pecans. Medium bodied and thoroughly bitter throughout. Heroic toasty malts matched with an admirable IBU concentration. Finishes like dry coffee grinds. Pretty damn good. Thanks again, tpkenned!

Shared with some non-rb friends out of a bomber. Aroma was a nice roast and coffee. Poured black with a nice white head. The flavor, was I surprised, was great, roastiness of malts and coffee a hint of chocolate. Palate was light but nonetheless not disappointing. Overall a very enjoyable brew I’ll make sure the in-laws bring some more.

Cheers to Firemoose for sending this bottle. This is how porter is supposed to smell. Rich and roasty like premium coffee. Black with a finger thick, but diminishing white head. Yum. I’m sure this loses ratings for it’s thin palate, but taste wise this is spot on. More roasted coffee flavors and a touch of smokiness. An imminently sippable brew. Nicely done.

Jet black, foam, molasses aroma, subordinate sourness. Good drink on oppressive day, with lunch, thanks to Golorak. Simple, balanced, not too coffee, had a due date of January. If it was this year, its fine, and lasted time and the weather. Understated carbonation and well hopped, Smooth.

Presque noire opaque à la mousse brune pale adhérant bien à la paroi du verre. Arômes de fruits rouges allant vers les raisins bleus, le goudron et le tabac sèche. Faible présence de diacetyl, pas vraiment dérangeante mais plus élevée que mon seuil de perception. En bouche, agréable malt rôti respecte le caractère fruité omniprésent. Un peu d’alcool en rétro olfaction. En fût chez McNeill’s, 22 Mai 2005.