Shorts Publican Porter

Brewed by Shorts Brewing Co.
Style: Imperial/Strong Porter
Bellaire, Michigan USA

Bottled. Pitch black coloured. Brown dense medium sized head. Aroma is sweet, roasty, full of liqourice, chocolate and cocoa. Light touch of coffee. Flavour is full of chocolate, sweetness, coffee, roast, light spice. Very very nice. Full bodied. Dry. Ends on a roasty bitterness, with a light touch of alcohol on the palate.

25.4 oz bottle. Inky brown with a beautiful crema head. Nose like a chocolate malted with coconut. Notes of coffee, molasses and hay. Full body with sudsy carb. Taste is intense chocolate, espresso, prune and molasses. Finishes oily and rubbery but kind of adds to the brashness.

Smells of dark coco, and not much else. Quite sweet, tastes like its from bourbon barell almost. Lots of rich chocolate flavors, along with a strong boozy sweetness that comes along afterwards. I wish I would have not saved this for so long, because I think the booziness came forward a little more then it would have been. Still a good porter.

750ml from a fine gent on the other site - thanks! Viscous dark brown pour, thick head, and an appetizingly inky body. Very strong chocolates in the nose. Slightly dry baker’s chocolate leads off the taste, but there’s a nice combo of dark fruits and yeast in there that rounds out the complex brew quite nicely. Hops for balance and lively mouthfeel, this is a nice one.

<i>Tasting at Papsoe</i>
Black color. Very good Imperial Porter, with strong chocolate, some sweetness, caramel, light roasted malt, strong bitterness, well balanced.

Bottle. Nice tan head with good duration. Color is pitch black. Aroma and taste are rich with coffee, chocolate, roast malt and also some licorice.

750 ml. Brewed 6-7-06. Bottled 2-5-07. Black pour with appealing dark brown, frothy head, mostly diminishing. The aroma has lots of dark, semi-sweet chocolate, roasted malts, coffee, licorice and raspberry. The flavor is moderately sweet and lightly bitter. It finishes lightly sweet and moderately bitter and then shows some fruity, cherry tartness. Dry, too. Enough bitter/tartness to mute the sweet chocolate. Medium bdoy wtih a watery texture, but turns slightly chalky — perhaps a characteristic of its age. Lively carbonation. This beer is like a liquid raspberrry-coffee truffle. Very enjoyable. Nicely crafted.

<i>750ml bottle - bottled 02/2007:</> Deep black pour with two finger mocha colored head that settles into a ring. The aroma is filled with deep notes of sweet chocolate and roasted coffee beans. Thick body is filled with mostly roast and brownie batter, with a heavy blanket of alcohol. Finishes chalky and boozy with a soft touch of licorice. Very solid example, but probably moving past its prime. Drink now.