Pizza Port (Carlsbad) Port Van Porter

Brewed by Pizza Port (Carlsbad)
Style: Porter
Carlsbad, California USA

On tap at Pizza Port in Carlsbad. Pours a deep brown, almost black with a thick, insanely creamy, chalky brown head that takes forever to dissipate and actually never goes away. Lots of thick, creamy lacing. Aroma of soft, chalky chocolates and roasts with a light astringent citrus and sour cherry. Like a mix between a porter and a dry stout. Flavor is smooth and creamy, rich chocolates and dry roasts. Some sweeter malts and nice, balancing, slightly sour cherries and citrus. Very creamy, medium bodied palate that finishes smooth with a rich and sweet, soft roast aftertaste. Overall, not quite a porter, not quite a dry stout...although it leans more towards the dry stout side of things. Very tasty with lots of smooth, creamy flavor.

Not a real fan of this one it is a little roasty for a porter. Not necessarily my favorite porter. Plus the bartender was an asshole. Darrah gave me horrible service.

On-tap at PP C’Bad. Pours dark brown/black with a nice, super creamy, offwhite head. Smells of subdued roasted malts and some dish towel. Tastes of roasted malts with slight chocolate flavors and some slight watery dish towel as well. Medium body, kind of watery, nice carbonation.

Black with a creamy tan head. Roasted coffee aroma and taste with a chocolate finish. Good.

On tap at Pizza Port Carlsbad. Nitro, but still a decently loose head, black body that browns at the corners. Aromas of earthy roasted coffee and dry roasted nuts. The body is silky and smooth on nitro but still has some depth and personality. Sweet malts and bitter chcolate dominate the flavors but notes of cherries and figs lurk around. I had this on tap at O’briens as well and the Nitro was much stronger, creating a creamier head but a thinner, less flavorful body. At Pizza Port it almost tasted like a frothy cask.

On draft at The Tap Room in PB. Lots of flavor in this one, I hope they keep it around for a while.

Draft@Obriens. Dark brown hue with thick tan head that isn’t going anywhere. Nose is modest coffee with a hint of milk and chocolate, light grass. Flavor is milky sweet coffee and cocoa, light grass hop flavor and bitterness in the middle, finishes dry. Medium-bodied, super smooth and velvety texture, modest carbonation. Easy drinking, amazingly smooth texture, great flavor, wish we could buy this in bulk.

On tap at PP Carlsbad. Pours like a nitro. Creamy head. Chocolate, sweet malt, roast, and coffee. Soft creamy mouthfeel.