Oak Creek Pullman Porter

Brewed by Oak Creek Brewing Co.
Style: Porter
Sedona, Arizona USA

I do believe this was the best beer I sampled at the 9th Annual Arizona Beer Fest. The beer pours that deep brown to black color that I appreciate, a deep beige head and fine lace that coats the glass Note: I sampled this one several times Quiet, don’t tell the ’Beer Fest Beer Marshals’, I could get ’Banned’. The toasted malts dominated the nose but some hop floral tones, were also present, but that roasted/toasted malt stole the show. Starts malt sweet, medium to full top, creamy rich, and coffee like, and quite robust. The beer finishes with a pleasant hop bite; slightly dry, a touch acidic from the moderate carbonation. One of the better porters, I have sampled lately, reminiscent of St. Bridget’s Robust Porter from Great Divide.

draft at Oak Creek Pub and Grill - Pours black with a fluffy, light tan head that laces heavily. The aroma is mild dark roast malt. It has nice roast malt and chocolate flavors. There’s a medium to full body and a pleasantly bitter finish.

Very dark, dry roasty toasty flavor with mild bitterness at the finish.

Yet another of the Dwarves! Clear mahogany supporting a medium tan head with some retention. Roasted malts, coffee, burnt toast and vanilla aroma. Similar flavors (minus the burnt toast) with some caramel and semisweet chocolate thrown in. Slightly watery but still flavorful and a medium length sweet finish with a mild hoppy bite at the end. A nice way to wind up a day of hiking in Sedona.

On tap at the brew pub in Tlaquepaque. Pours deep brown/black with minimal chocolatey head. Nice roasty aroma. Coffee, cream, and roast come through in the taste. Pretty good and reminds me of Four Peaks Oatmeal Stout. Could have stood to be a touch sweeter - would have really improved drinkability and complemented the coffee/roast character.

On tap at brew pub. Pours deep dark brown with a tan head that results in nice lacing. The nose is roasted charred malt and dark chocolate. The taste is ashy cocoa, baker’s chocolate and burnt malt with a light bitter coffee finish. Medium semi-creamy body. Decent porter.

On tap at Oak Creek. Pours a deep brown to black color with a light brown head. Aroma is bitter roasted chocolate, coffee, barley. Flavor is bittersweet chocolate, roasted barley, coffee. Finishes bittersweet with a nice creamy mouthfeel. Nice porter.

(draft) Clear mahogany, with nice tan head. Aroma is roasty, some coffee. Taste is nice coffee -- roasty and bitter, some caramel as well. Medium body.