Port Brewing Old Viscosity

Brewed by Port Brewing/Lost Abbey
Style: American Strong Ale
San Marcos, California USA

Big, thick, and rich. Dense brown head and great lacing. Mouthfeel is heavy and creamy with tastes of molasses, coffee, chocolate and a hint of bitterness. More and more flavors come out as it warms up. Hardly any alcohol burn for 10%.

Black in color and poured a thin brown head of fine bubbles. There were aromas of brandy macerated cherries, expresso, vanilla and dark chocolate. This was thick and weighty but had some hops in the back of the palate keeping it fresh. The palate showed off lots of roasted coffe and bitter chocolate with the bourbon filling out the sides.

Excited to pour this one. Had with a dessert. I’ve been holding on to it for a few months. Pours pitch black with some light brown on the edges; small creamy brown head. Very nice aroma of bourbon, cookies, and fruit. Pretty complex. Taste is chocolate, vanilla, and bourbon. Alcohol is slightly present and not overwhelming in the finish. Finish is also pretty dry. Mouthfeel is creamy with light carbonation.

Pours a dark oily black with a medium tan head with decent lacing. Aroma of sweet toffee, coffee and spice. Flavor has plenty of roasted coffee, burnt malts, hints of piney hops, vanilla. Finish is dry and roasted finish, not long and not short. Full mouthfeel, average carbonation.

22 oz bottle, thanks to miketd! Thank you Mike! Pours opaque black with nearly no head. Old viscosity is right as it seems rather thick. Aroma of toffee, chocolate and a tad of the bourbon barrel aging showing through. Very smooth and complex with slight smokiness, coffee and a very subtle hoppiness. Very nice.

Bottle - Pours jet black with brown highlights and a tan head that quickly subsides. Aroma of alcohol, bourbon & black cherries. Flavor is similar with notes of chocolate covered black cherries, light coffee and but it is very similar to an RIS with out the roast notes. Finishes with a light hop note with some alcohol. Medium/medium heavy body.

served cold from 22 oz. bottle. first of all, i’m shocked that i even found this, considering how quickly it always sells out from the two local stores where one might find it. as for the beer, it pours an oily jet black with a thick tan-colored head and great lacing. technically it’s not a stout, but who is to say, really? the aroma isn’t as overpowering as i was expecting, but it’s got noticeable chocolate notes and roasted coffee as well. maybe even a hint of bourbon? the flavor is flush with chocolate, coffee, and perhaps some wood from the barrels. it is super-creamy, and easy to drink. the finish is sweet, with a slight lasting flavor of bourbon. a wonderful beer.

This is as good as a dark ale can get. Reminds me of Dogfish Head IBA, but with a little different flavor - the hops really take center stage in this one. It has a dark, rich, creamy texture and notes of coffee, chocolate and malts. This stuff is excellent!