Port Washington Old Port 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, thin tan head. Aroma of dark malts, chocolate and some caramel. Over carbonated body tastes of chocolate, roasted malt, dark malt and caramel. Mild bitter finish.

sampled on draught, this beer porus a dark rich colour. lots of dark chocolatey flavors as well as aromas. remiscent to a cafe mocha in beer form. except not as sweet.

Rich roasted aroma and flavor. Chocolate, nuts, cocoa, dark malt, coffee, and a hint of smoke. The body seemed a tad thin to me...but a minor flaw. This is a really fine sessionable brew.

On tap at the Hops Haven brewpub in Sheboygan, WI. Pours a clear dark brown colored brew with a beige head. Aroma of roasted nuts, light chocolate and caramel. Taste is medium bodied, smooth, with a little metallic aftertaste. Finish is a little watery with a slight powdered cocoa with nuts aftertaste. Talking to the brewmaster, the baatch during June 07 had a little extra water. Will return again to try the batch in September 07.

On tap at Hops Haven. Poured deep mahogany with a short cap of beige head. Nose was very sweet.. rockin’ the lightly-roasted coffee and milk chocolate.. dark fruits emerged as this aired out.. farily complex. Flavor was of lightly-roasted cocoa and milk chocolate with the secondary dark fruit again.. coffee bitterness provides a nice accent. Powdery cocoa feel on the palate with light-medium roast and a medium body. Not a great porter, but a solid one.

Opaque and deep brown in color with a short creamy tan head. Trademark reserved aroma – this time it’s like the kegging room with a spilt box of Swiss Miss scattered haphazardly. Fuller body than expected. Some flavors of cocoa powder, dark chocolate and black currant. A conservative interpretation of a sweet stout in my opinion. Decent balance with a finish that’s acidic at the corners but not too distracting.

This is how Porters should be done. Gobs of flavor, especially the draft version as opposed to the bottled version (which is actually contract-brewed elsewhere.) Coffee, chocolate, malt, and shwing!!

Draft. I had this at the new Hops Haven Brew Haus in Sheboygan, where Port Washington is new being brewed, This has a wonderful black malt and coffee taste enhanced by its flavorful nose. The head is typically thin but clings to the sides of the glass. Excellent smoothness punctuated by a slight hop finish.