Port Brewing Old Viscosity

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

A opaque black colored beer, with a thick foamy dark beige head. The aroma of chocolate, with dark fruits and roasted malts. The taste of pure chocolate, with hints of vanilla. Dark fruits, roasted malts, some liqourice flavors. Bitter with notes of sweet. The aftertaste of chocolate with liqourice lingers on.

thanks mcbackus dark opaque pour dark head chocolate coffee molaases and dark fruit nice and rich flavors little ro no carbonation slight bitterness dry finish

On Tap at Port Brewing/Lost Abbey in San Marcos. Pours dark black with a brown head. Aroma of overwhelming alcohol, but finishes with hints of coffee and spice. The alcohol hits the palate in the back of the sinus. This beer is intensely full of roasted malts. The palate is a little to carbonated. More like a Imperial Stout than an American Strong Ale. Comparable to Speedway and Stone IRS.

When I pick one of these up I always think it’s going to be a heavy beer. But it never is. Always dark and rich, but high toned, alcohol and acidity must give this lift and balance. Black coco coffee bitter malty flavors. A persistant finish that is awesome and I find it refreshing. If this were aged in old scotch casks it would be very similar to Ole Dubh. Always outstanding and shouldn’t be overlooked as often as I do.

2006 Boulder Strong Ale Fest: Deep, dark brown. Hugely aromatic and tasty, with notes of steam room wood, smoke, aged whiskey, bitter chocolate, dark roasted barley, chewy black licorice, charcoal and burnt toast. Strong bitterness definitely cleaned out the sweetness. Very enjoyable beer. RERATE, bomber: Chewy, with lip-smacking sweetness filled with toffee, sugared tar, dark chocolate, toast. Dark fruit and fruity alcohol nips. Chalky texture in the gum-tingling finish, with lingering hop zing and alcohol warmth.

Bottle. Head is initially average sized, frothy, brown, mostly lasting. Body is dark brown to black (almost opaque, flashlight tested), bottle conditioned. Aroma is moderately to heavily malty (roasted grain/nuts, dark chocolate/fudge, coffee, caramel), lightly hoppy (apricot, flowers), with notes of vanilla, alcohol, light notes of cassis/blackberry, wood, and dried mango. Flavor is moderately to heavily sweet, lightly acidic, lightly bitter. Finish is lightly to moderately sweet, lightly acidic, moderately bitter. Medium to full body, creamy/velvety texture, lively carbonation, moderately to heavily alcoholic. Had this on draught a few years ago and it wasn’t that great. This bottle-conditioned sample is absolutely lovely...not extremely complex, but really clean and enticing malt character. Very little bourbon, which is a good thing for me. Rich chocolate, coffee, vanilla, and hazelnut dominate the nose. Alcohol is a bit too aggressive, but that’s pretty much my only gripe. Quality stuff.

A very nice beer. Though bourbon aged, the bourbon is only a slight element. Wonderfully viscous and went down nicely.

Loved it. Was more like a wine than a beer, very good. Would drink it again.