Port Townsend Brown Porter

Name: Porter
Date: September 16, 2009
Mode: Bottle
Source: Bottleworks, Seattle
Appearance: opaque dark brown, frothy beige head, drippy lace
Aroma: sweet chocolate and caramel aroma, touch of roasted, hint of sweet pint or citrus
Body: creamy body
Flavor: rich chocolate malt flavor, dark caramel sweetness adds richness and depth, touch of roasted, light balancing bitterness
Aroma: 6/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 7/10; Palate: 7/10; Overall: 13/20
Rating: 3.4/5.0
Drinkability: 8/10
Score: **+ /4

Black with scarce tan head.Light roast nose. Roasted mocha malt palate. Somewhat lifeless-lacks proper carbonation

Bomber thanks to Brandon! Poured clear medium brown with a short, swirly cap of beige head. The aroma picked up soft, sweeter chocolates, caramel, and a pinch of brown sugar with accents of earth and vanilla.. simple, but well-executed. The flavor had semi-sweet chocolates, toasted nutty notes, and caramel at the core.. earth and grainy bitterness around.. drier finish without too much going on. Light-medium bodied and dry on the palate with mild bitterness.. OK, but as pointed out below, seemingly dumbed down.

bottle by way of riversideAK.

the auburn brown pour appears to be rather thin. it*s capped by a fleeting beige head which i had to really work for. there is a definite milky sourness from the roast along with coffee, faint vanilla and dry generic hoppiness. the flavor is rather boring... earth, herbal dryness, coffee, mild vanilla, toasted caramel-y nuts and some floral iced tea-like hoppiness on the finish. there*s a mild sourness throughout the palate. the body is light to light/medium with a sharp mouth feel. it is however, easy to drink.

very simple brew... almost like there was no effort put into it. but, it is certainly not terrible. 5/3/5/3/12/2.8

Courtesy of Acertain. Sweet cola-like, malty aroma with muted caramel notes. The body is a dark brown and holds a soda like fizzy, bubbly tan head that fades to nothing almost immediately. Mild roast bitterness quickly fades to very sweet molasses, cola, malt and chocolate. Despite the soda like pour it is pretty still in the glass. It actually grows on you as it warms getting nutty and more toasty with a more defined molasses profile.

Bomber form Safeway Port Angeles; Nose of caramel, light roastiness, and a vanilla note, clear brown with a small, lightly lacing beige head; flavor is light caramel, a chocolate note, very light bitterness and sweetness; finish is very light bitter and sweet. decent light porter.

Bottle @<a href=http://www.ratebeer.com/forums/cnudde-ølsmagning-og-møde-i-ulfborg 87114.htm target= new> Cnudde Tasting.. Clear medium to dark brown color with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, beige head. Aroma is moderate malty, roasted, light coffee, light acidic coffee beans, light burnt. Flavor is moderate sweet and light bitter with a average duration. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. (290308)

(Bottle 65 cl) Courtesy of Maria. Pours a hazy, orangey brown with a bubbly, dissipating, off-white head. Lightly nutty aroma. Medium body with a gigantic carbonation that I doubt was ever intentional. Roasted malt and nut accents. The finish is dry without much bitterness. More of a Brown Ale than a Porter really. 290308