Port Brewing Old Viscosity

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

Very different, I question its claim as an American Strong Ale. Still, I like it. Pours an extremely dark brown with a light brown head that disappears in about a minute thirty. Aroma is chocolate covered cherries (by far the strongest description of the smell). Some light hops in the background. Taste is like a strong sweet stout; coffee, but it has the spirt/hop and alcohol profile of an American strong ale. Intresting Combination. Goes down oily smooth with lively carbonation. Very unique.

Very thick and soy like, no head and extreme alcohol. a slight Ouzo smell and flavor. Not something I could drink much of. Port brews are some of my favorites but this one is not one I care for.

22oz bomber. Pours like described. Just like changing the oil on your car or truck. Black as oil with 3000 hard miles on it. Nice brownish/copper color head with volcanic eruptions of co2. The beer beckons me with it’s fruity, smokey, boozy aroma. Some hops, but not much.The nose is all over the place and the senses are overwhelmed. I did just spend 4 hrs outside doing yard work since it is 45f + sunny here with no snow on the ground. I want a beer so bad and this being the 1st one is too much! Wow, the 1st sip is a surprise because it tastes like a stout with a Belgian yeast that is tinged with bourbon. Each sip is more complex than the last. After the 4th or so I notice the abv as I warm up a bit. This is one big ass beer and might last me until the Steelers vs Jaguars game which is about 5 hrs from now. I hope it lasts that long but I know in about half an hour I’ll wish I had another. I don’t know if I could handle another. This is a beer worth savoring, sharing, and if you have the discipline, cellaring. Well worth the money and I would love to try one that is aged a year or 2. One last side note: This is one of the best bourbon barrel aged beers I’ve ever tasted.

year old bottle...pours an opaque coffee color with yeast floaters topped by a fluffy cocoa head which quickly fades into a ring. aroma and flavor are a big disappointment until this beast warms up...the nose is full of stingy alcohol, bitter roasty malt, chocolate, coffee, brown sugar, nuts, wood and general bourbon qualities. flavor is quite robust and perplexing...a cross between a BW and a coffee porter...a bit sweet but bearable. notes of coffee, brown sugar, vanilla, dark raisins and wood with yeasty dryness on the finish. bitterness and alcohol linger in the aftertaste. medium to full bodied and a lot lighter mouth feel than would be expected from such a sweet aroma and flavor. genre defying brew...

Pours an opaque jet black color with a dark brown head. Aroma is molasses, bourbon, dark chocolate, dark fruit, roast, and some woody notes. Flavor is caramel, molasses, chocolate, some bourbon, a hint of fruit, a bitter finish, with some alcohol burn.

Dark coffee color; Medium swirling amber head. Subtle malt and coffee aroma. Very rich flavors of espresso, dark chocolate, carob, toffee, molassas, bitter hops. Might be smoother after a year or so...it’s rough and tough fresh!

Wow. Quite an intense beer. Pour like oil as described. Has a lot of sediment that comes glopping out. Taste is very very nice full of sweet malts. A fine brew

Bottle. Poured a blackish-brown color with a thick brown head. A very nice aroma of vanilla and bourbon. Maybe even a little hint of chocolate. Mouthfeel is pretty nice, although not as full as the pour led me to believe it would be. Flavor is also not really what I thought it’d be. It was more of a porter or chocolate stout than a Strong Ale, in my opinion. There wasn’t really that much bourbon flavor to it. Although this is a good beer (a really good beer), the flavor didn’t stack up to the aroma and appearance.