Schmohz Mad Toms Robust Porter

Brewed by Schmohz Brewing Co.
Style: Porter
Grand Rapids, Michigan USA

12oz bottle. Pours a shinny near black with a small thin fizzy tan head. Aroma is roasty, slightly sourish, medium full, touch of creamy chocolate, nice maltiness. Flavor is quite dry, thin, tastes watery, buttery chocolate cookie, weird, like infused water type flavor, a bit of roasty coffee but mostly dark chocolate chip cookie dough water, touch ashy. The palate does this beer a big injustice, lots of carbonation, super thin, watery, really detracts from the flavor, quite dry.

Bottle - Pours black. Dark tan head. Subtle chocolate/coffee aroma. No lacing. Flavor is of malts and milk chocolate. Very smooth. Dry finish. No mouthfeel. Good beer, understated, but very solid.

On tap @ the brewpub. Beige head, not much in the aroma maybe some toffee. The flavor has some chocolate and toffee but I also got some weird flavors, maybe soy, I didn’t like it to say the least. Thin and a bit funky.

On tap at Schmohz Brewing Company. Black with a thin tan slowly fading head. Aroma of heavy roasted malt, mild chocolate and coffee. Taste of dark and roasted malts with some mild chocolate and coffee mixed in. Mild dry finish with a touch of roasted malt astringency.

MBG Winter Fest 2008. Poured clear dark brown color with an average frothy brown head that was mostly lasting with fair lacing. Moderate toasted chocolate malty aroma. Medium body with a smooth texture. Medium toasted bittersweet flavor with a medium bittersweet finish of moderate duration.

On tap at the brewpub. Poured dark brown with an off-white head. Light roasts and molasses that grew stronger as it warmed. Thin and unremarkable.

Mich Ale Fest 05...No wonder Tom was mad...looked like coca cola, thin and grainey, Robust??hardly. Nothing interesting here...but less than offensive

A little bland when cold, but opened up a bit as it warmed (duh). A little watery in the backbone. A little vinous. Not bad effort. Some good notes of carmel, a little coffee, and minute amount of chocolate. Roastiness throughout.