Samuel Smiths Taddy Porter

Brewed by Samuel Smith
Style: Porter
Tadcaster, England

This is a fantastic porter...amazingly complex. At first it seemed a bit thin to my liking...but got way better as I went along (as it warmed, I guess). This is one of the beers that even to my untrained tastebuds, I can detect a change in taste as I drink. The roasted malt and chocolate flavor hits you right away...then there is a distinct fruitiness that the reviews seem to differ on what it is (I swear it tasted like apple to me), but it was good...and then the coffee taste at the end. This was a darned good beer and worth seeking out. Plus, "Taddy Porter" is just a cool name.

Molasses malt aroma; dark brown ale; slightly bitter, malty flavor; clean finish.

Pours a dark brown with red highlights and a thin creamy tan head. Aromas of roasted malt, caramel, burnt toast, kind of sweet as well. Coffee and mocha in the taste and a slight sourness as well. Softly carbonated with a mild bitter finish. Not as good as I remembered.

550 ml bottle. Pours a near opaque bark brown with just a slight hint of red. Head was tan and ample and dissapated very slowly. Aroma was light with sweet roasted malts, chestnuts, and coffee. Flavors noted are of black licorice, coffee, a touch of bitter chocolate and some earthy dirt. Hops were modest in an effective supporting role. Mouthfeel is a bit thin up front, but then fills out to a satisfying fullness on close. Finish was long and cloying with a bit of a sticky film. Overall this is a very respectable beer.

6/30/07 From the bottle. Aroma is roast chocolate forward, with sweet malt, caramel and butterscotch. Appearance is dark brown with a great tan head. Flavor is sweet malt with some roast character; simple and delicious. Mouthfeel is medium bodied, yet still syrupy, with low carb feel. Overall, it goes down easier than expected, yummy sweet as always. 5/27/07 From the bottle. Aromas of dried fruit and some phenols forward followed by roast malt, chocolate and some nuttiness. Appearance is dark brown with a well maintaned tan head. Flavor is roast malt forward with some light black patent, light sweetness, chocolate and dark fruit. Mouthfeel is medium bodied with a slight creaminess and medium carb feel. Overall, a very complex and interesting porter, but did not attract me to have more than one.

Charred oak, smoke, and oregano nose. Deep burgundy-brown pour with a huge creamy tan head.Tastes of charred oak and hops, decent balance. Long lasting reasonably good hop finish. Not strong or overly sweet. Very good.

(550mL bottle): Pours a dark park brown/black color, tannish head, huge, lasting. Sweet coffee aroma, dark chocolate. Thin taste, coffe, dark chocolate. A slight bitter coffee aftertaste. A light taste.

poured black with a thin layer of head. smell of malt, smoke, and chocolate. taste is very smooth, plenty of malts for a chocolate flavor, some roasted flavor. pretty drinkable and not too thick.