Redhook Blackhook Porter

Brewed by Redhook Brewery
Style: Porter
Woodinville, Washington USA

(Draught) Sampled at the Empire State Brewfest. A fairly standard and straight forward porter. Thin, almond-coloured head with a near opaque body. Good roasted malt and cocoa flavours but a very thin, watery body and short palate. Average.

Bottle Pours very dark (of course) with a nice light tan head and decent lacing. Aroma is semi-sweet chocolate, and coffee. Toasted and smokey. Very subdued flavors. Smooth quick finish. A bit thin and watery maybe but easy going down. Easy finish. No hoppy bitterness.

Meh. Kinda blah. Dark brown with a thin, light tan head that dissipated too soon. Weak aroma of roasted malts and mocha, but you really have to stick your nose in the glass in order to smell it. Extremely thin body, and there isn’t much of a taste; what’s there of the roasted maltiness is very weak. Little to no hoppiness. Rather drink a stout.

Heh, whatever. Thin and somewhat wattery. Black with a thin brown head that is quickly discipating. The nose is malty with some roastedness to it just a hint of caramel. The same goes for the taste. I dont get it, that is porters, they all just can not do anything for me. But I will continue to give them a chance.

Deep dark mahogany/ruby black color, thin cocoa brown head appears for a bit before fading to a thin collar and lacing sticks in spotty strings. Aroma has a slight burnt malt character to it with some singed sweet caramel and even brisker coffeeness underneath. Taste has a bit of crispness to it yet yields a smoothness thats enjoyable where it lacks in length it has some levels of interest. Blackened malts, a bit earthy, kinda burnt, mild sweetness from some caramel and vanilla cream, a bit astringent and chalky in the finish where slight coffee subdues but fades out quickly. Feel is close to medium, smooth over all with a crisp edge at first when cold, which is periodically left behind in some sips. Not as bold or as rich as it could be, seems to lack behind - more like its teasing you into thinking it could be good, go on take another sip, hmmm...nope still the same. Oh well, perhaps one of the better offerings by Redhook.

"Redhook Blackhook"? Huh? Very dark garnet to a light; pours a nice, rocky, brown head that unfortunately disappears. Heavy lacing. Roasty aroma with hints of coffee and licorice, but just not terribly appealing. Flavor is also roasty with coffee and a very light but harsh smokiness. Thin for a porter. Not impressive.

Aroma is roasted and slighty fruity. Nice dark malt richness. A bit thin at the end. However, this is pleasant. Probably top Redhook I have had.

poured dark ruby, big fluffy head some lacing. aroma chocolate, raisins,citrus mouthfeel watery. flavor weak hints of chocolate and orange. not impressed with this everything was weak. glad flemdawg gave me this an I didn’t have to buy it. what a disappointing why to start the 2nd half of my 100 rates