Scuttlebutt Porter

Date: September 09, 2009
Mode: Draft
Source: Brewpub
Appearance: clear dark brown with ruby edges, wispy beige head, streaks of lace
Aroma: light sweet chocolate and caramel aroma
Flavor: rich chocolate flavor, caramel sweetness, touch of roasted, hint of coffee, nice bitter finish
Aroma: 6/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 6/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 12/20
Rating: 3.1/5.0
Drinkability: 7/10
Score: ** /4

12oz bottle. Poured medium-deeper brown with a short cap of tan head. The aroma picked up a whole great deal of molasses paired with some licorice and vanilla.. some smoke too.. ooh.. this was surprisingly good. The flavor found toasty black patent malts, coffee, and molasses at the core with light earth and coffee bitterness and some smoke around.. picked up a little cocoa to go along with coffee on the finish. Light-medium bodied and dry on the palate.. very well balance. I’m shocked.. all the other Scuttlebutt stuff I’ve found locally has been brutal.. this was a great porter.

Poured black with a fluffy beige head. Aroma is light with notes of chocolate, toast, and coffee. The main flavors I tasted were roasted coffee and a bacon-like smokiness, an odd but not unpleasant combination. Hmm, bacon coffee. Some bitter hops were also present. Not bad, but a little strange.

1 pint 6 oz. Bottle. Pours black with a small light brown head that dimiinished quickly. Aroma has a heavy malty background with hints of roasted coffee. Flavor is moderately bitter; but the finish is smooth and lively. Very good...

Dark brown color with a diminished tan head and decent lace. Light coffee and roasted nut aromas. Slightly silky, but the acidity cuts it thin. Toasted malt and a charred grain flavor. Seems to get thinner with each quaff.

12oz shorty bottle. Red-black color, with semi-translucent stained-glass edges. Minimal fading fading head. Chocolaty aroma with a hint of earthy bitterness. Creamy and roasty mouthfeel with some mild crispness up front. Finishes with a slightly chocolate bitterness laced with hoppy greenness. Pretty standard in most respects, with a touch of extra hops West Coast style.

12 oz bottle I picked up in a trip to Seattle. Pours a medium roast coffee brown with a small pale brown head. Nose is full roasted malt, slight amount of coffee. Entry is full roasted malt to beef jerky, hints of sweet vanilla and coffee. A decent porter, nothing exceptional.

I’m just finishing one of these at this very moment, and I’m really enjoying it. The colour is very dark, almost black and comes with a moderate tan head. Aroma is a mild maltiness, and it tastes of roasted malt and to a lesser extent, some coffee. Not at all "thin" in mouthfeel like some other porters.