Port Washington Black Cherry Porter

Brewed by Hops Haven Brew Haus/Port Washington Brewing Co.
Style: Porter
Sheboygan, Wisconsin USA

On tap at Hops Haven Brew Haus. Dark brown with a thin tan head. Aroma of chocolate covered cherry, perhaps a chocolate covered black cherry. Funny the description says a hint of cherry but that’s pretty much all the aroma is. Somewhat of a let down when I get to tasting it, but this isn’t a very good brewery so it’s to be expected. Taste of choclate, cherry and dark malt. Over carbonated as are most of their beers.

A nice full bodied brew with plenty of flava. Tons of black cherry aroma hovering above the glass. pours a brownish black colour with a full brown head. semi rich, semi sweet. very smooth and rich on the palate.

Roasty chocolate/coffee/toffee porter-like flavors mixed with sweet b;lack cherries. First few sips were fine, but I began to obsess with the notion that I was tasting a Smith Bros. cough drop in my beer. Not really a bad beer, yet not one I’d reorder.

Very dark brown with a touch of rudy when held to the light. Medium dark beige head. Aromas quite similar to the Old Port with dark malt and chocolate, but with a hint of cherry. Dark cherry flavors, akin to kool-aid, mixed with a porter do sum up the start. The later parts have a bitter cherry pit, medicinal quality. Old fashion cough syrup meet porter type brew.

On tap at the Hops Haven brewpub in Sheboygan, WI. Pours a dark cola caramel colored brew with a light tan head. Some spotty lacing. Aroma of black cherry, a slight chocolate and nutty character. Taste is thick full bodied with more black cherry flavor than chocolate roasted malt. Finish is sweet with little hop bite but a cherry aftertaste. An interesting fruit porter and could see this marketed as a terrific Christmas porter.

On tap at Hops Haven. This was the star of the evening... Poured a clear, deep brown with garnet highlights and a medium beige head. Nose was primarily of black cherry skins with dark roasted chocolate malts in the background. Cherries were dominant in the flavor, too.. which turned out brilliantly... deeply-roasted dark chocolate and coffee bitterness were very supportive.. tangy black cherry finish lasted for a while. At least medium-bodied on the palate.. grainy at times, but still felt good. I would love to see more brewers use these cherries.

Enjoyed at Great Taste of the Midwest. Black body with tan head. Nose bursting with sweet cherry/chocolate aroma. Very impressive aroma. The taste was a slight step back from the nose, but still pretty damn decent. Roasted malts and toffee to the forefront, subdued raspberries as well. There was a slight aftertaste of stickly sweet cherry flavoring, but it’s a small price to pay for an otherwise nice porter.

Opaque and mahogany in color and lighter near the edges. Thin, creamy ice-like layer, tan head. Aroma is like a syrupy Cherry Coke. So far so good. Taste is another story. Sure, there are black cherries, but the dance performed here with the chocolate malts is funky. Bitter and searing. I’m confused but I can clearly deduce that I don’t like this beer. Chocolate raspberry finish. Bastardly burps hours after remind me of just how bad this was.