Midnight Sun Oak Aged Imperial Chocolate Pumpkin Porter

Brewed by Midnight Sun Brewing Company
Style: Spice/Herb/Vegetable
Anchorage, Alaska USA

Bottle 65cl.
[ Courtesy of cgarvieuk ]. Clear dark black color with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, beige to light brown head. Aroma is moderate to heavy malty, roasted, caramel, pumpkin, cinnamon, cardamom, ginger, chocolate notes. Flavor is light heavy sweet and bitter with a average to long duration, and a varm alcoholic finish. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is flat. [20091030]

Date: 03/23/2008
Mode: Bottle
Source: Tasting, Cellar Party

Appearance: black, fine biege head,
Aroma: sweet fruity aroma with a rich pumpkin character,
Flavor: sweet pumpkin flavor, rich chocolate, lots of pumpkin character without the spices, sweet barrel character,

Aroma: 7/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 7/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 14/20
Rating: 3.5/5.0
Drinkability: 7/10
Score: **4

Dark brown with a dark brown head. Big pumpkin, banana bread, rich chocolate and clove aroma. There’s a lot going on here. Very enticing. Smooth, chocolatey body has a little bit of pumpkin, and is a little bit salty. Not as complex as the aroma, though, but it’s a pretty nice beer overall. Thanks daknole!

(22oz. bottle) Pours a black body with burgundy edges and a small beige head. Aroma of chocolate, pumpkin, vanilla, and oak. Flavor of pumpkin, chocolate, nuts, toffee, and roasted malt with a creamy mouthfeel.

22oz bottle shared courtesy of TomDecapolis. Poured a dark black color wtih an averaged sized off white head. Aromas of oak/wood, lighter sices, chocolate, vanilla, and some pumpkins (the non-oak aged version had stronger pumpkins). The vanilla and pumpkin blended nicely. Tastes of wood/oak, lighter vanilla, punkins and spices.

Bottle… This beer rocks!… Pours tar-black with a small, creamy, well-tanned head. Excellent retention. The aroma is fantastic chocolaty decadence engulfed by autumn spices – cinnamon, clove, nutmeg – and real pumpkin with a woody, vanilla component that pushes my olfactory system way over the top. Not quite the aroma of CCB’s Good Gourde, but pretty darned close. Ultra full-bodied with a satiny mouthfeel and gentle carbonation. The flavor is luxuriant, sweet and buttery with notes of brown sugar, graham and cinnamon. Despite all the residual sugar, at no point does the taste become cloying… thanks to the time spent mellowing in oak and sufficient bitterness provided by carbonous black malt and aged hops. It’s like drinking a liquid S’more with a dab of pumpkin pie filling stuffed amongst the chocolate, marshmallow and graham cracker. Major kudos to ygtbsm94 for making it possible for me to try this world class pumpkin porter!

Bottle thanks to timmcd64: Pours a nearly opaque dark mahogany with a clingy-lacing dark tan head. Aroma of fresh cinnamon and allspice with some earthy dark chocolate notes. Body starts fairly full and oaky woody sweet with a good amount of fresh pumpkin flavor and holiday spice balance. Finishes crisp and fully sweet with a good oaky pumpkin flavor. A unique and enjoyable brew.

Bottle courtesy of blackdonald. Pours dark brwon with a light tan head. Smells of pumpkin pie spice, touches of pudding, chocolate, some peppery splashes. Tastes of pumpkin pie, some oaky hints, punpkin pie spice, sweet malt, some toffee. Nice!