Samuel Smiths Taddy Porter

Brewed by Samuel Smith
Style: Porter
Tadcaster, England

sweet toffee aroma, well balanced malty flavor with an almost syrupy texture. Finishes bitter sweet. Down the line porter!

Denna porter har absolut ingen karaktär. Färgen och skummet är ok, men den har en mycket klen doft med bara en mycket svag aning av chocklad. Det första jag börjar tänka på är en baileys. Ölen är mycket, mycket söt, så baileys är inte så långsökt. Någon bränd karaktär hittar jag inte alls. Bryggeriet rekommenderar denna öl till chokladtårtor och dylikt, och ja, det är nästan lite efterrättsvarning på denna.

Deep dark chocolate brown color - approaches black in the center, but I’ve seen darker beers. Nice creamy head - pleasant light brown color, really complements the body. Aroma is coffee, roasted malt, some chocolate, and what I would call overripe bananas. Flavor is dominated by a slightly bitter chocolate, a dry roasted barley, and much less so by a faint fruit taste -- more raisin than anything else. The hops are slightly more apparent as it warms up, and add to the dryness. However, the beer maintains a slight oiliness, but is ultimately a bit thinner than I hoped for. The thinness comes and goes, and when the beer is at its fullest it’s quite nice, but ultimately I think this beer should be more full. Still a pretty solid porter.

(C-btl, Ta/R/Br-lbl, Gl foil cap)

^dark, malty, §fruity, not very complex, good and straightforward, ^drinkable

Pour is a dense creamy head with holds for a moderate time. Settles with little lacing. Beer is clear and very dark brown. Nose is rich caramel. Slightly smoky, dark chocolate, slight apple and rose. Taste is slightly tart, slightly metallic with a moderately bitter finish. Feel is light and full. A great beer.

Bottle. Pours a deep dark brown with a small white head. Aroma of coffee and liqourice with a pronounced roast malt taste and a nice balance of bitterness tempered with a background sweetness producing a lovely smooth mouthful . A really nice porter. Ideal for a dark, cold winters eve.

Bottle. Pours a dark, coffee color with a light tan head. Aromas of roasted malt, coffee, and a little bit of chocolate. Very faint fruity taste. Medium bodied. Hits the chest a little hard going down but otherwise, has an almost creamy mouth feel at the end. Good stuff.

pours brown, mocha head aroma some hops, and soy like nose, hints of grassy hops and toffee. flavor, caramel malts, chocolate, light toffee palate, light bitter hops with a finish that has some faint fruity; raisin notes.Could not help but notice a light soy like flavor.