Port Brewing Old Viscosity

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

22oz. bottle, has to be well over a year old now. Roasty, dark, sweet malt aroma, with appetizing notes of chocolate truffle, plummy fruit, lightly smoky wood, maple sugar and very faint bourbon, along with some background coffee and slight medicinal alcohol. Now this stuff really is the color and consistency of well-used motor oil, there have been other brews to cross my path and lay that claim and they’ve fallen short, but not this one. Head fades to nothingness after a short period, while the bottom of the bottle is coated with sediment after the pour. Flavor profile is dark and roasty to start, becoming sweeter and blended with berryish fruit and licorice, finishing with a blend of earthy bitterness, slight bourbon, aged wood, toffee, gentle but insistent alcohol and lingering espresso. Very smooth and low in effervescence on the palate but has a full, sticky, warming mouthfeel to it and a massively rich body. Very interesting, tasty and complex, ultimately, with some Imperial Porter-like characteristics. Nice.

On tap@O’Brien’s: Pure black color with a medium light brown head. Aroma is sweet dark fruit, a hint of alcohol some light licorice and chocolate. Flavor follows aroma with light licorice and bitter dark chocolate with a hint of balsamic. Full bodied, rich and smooth with moderate carbonation.

An exceptionally dark pour with a nice thick tan head that lasts a good while. some artistic lacing. A very nice aroma offers chocolate, dark fruit and light chocolate notes. Flavor is big and aggressive with a mouth full of chocolate, coffee along with dark fruit, alcohol, anise

I’ve had this beer a few times, I’m surprised I haven’t rated it yet. Pours a deep deep brown hue with a light tan head. Aromas of a dark fruits (raisins, figs), caramel, a light chocolate note. Flavors of the same with with a nice old hop note. With name, one would think this would be a barleywine, but with the color, aroma and flavors, it’s almost an imperial stout. It seems almost like a hybrid, and I am very excited ti see this being bottled. Pizza port will take over the world. The new bottles say 10% alc. though.....not the almighty 12%.

Very dark brown body, dense tan head with some staying power, chocolate and smoke in the nose. Smoky, chocolatey, with some bourbon notes and moderate bitterness. A contemplative beer.

Poured a very dark brown color. Doughy aroma with a fair amount of roasted malt. Some dark fruity notes mixed in. The flavor started with mostly roasted malt with some chocolate and dark fruit mixed in. Light pepper notes on the finish. A good bit of warmth on the finish.

Bottle. Black color with a light brown head. A robust dark fruit (raisin and plums) and chocolate aroma with a warming alcohol in the nose. There is a quick bite in the flavor with chocolate, coffee, burnt malts, and molasses. A long coffee aftertaste. Smooth, silky, and rich.

Oh man..... chocolatey aroma - handed to younger daughter that likes chocolate covered coffee beans only to have her sip and spit - well worth the entertainment. Seems like an excellent candidate for a cellar as it’s deep and rich and high octane super sludge. Seemed a bit easier going when having a sample after many at tasting as opposed to drinking bomber by myself - holy shit this packs a wallop. Each sip brings a hint of a bit more of this or that, be it chocolate, hops, alcohol or whatnot ummmhummmmmm