Silver Gulch Pick Axe Porter

Brewed by Silver Gulch Brewing & Bottling Co.
Style: Porter
Fairbanks, Alaska USA

The Silver Gulch Brewing Company is located in Fairbanks, Alaska and produces some very good beers that rival those of the Midnight Sun Brewing Company and the Alaskan Brewing Company. This one is no exception.

Bright reddish brown appearance, malty , fruity aroma. Sweet fruity flavor, mild coffee roast (very mild), lightly creamy chocolaty finish. Lacks what I want in a porter, seems like more of a brown.

Bottle in the beautiful surroundings of Denali Nat’l Park AK. Poured into my plastic cup black and with a thin quickly dying tan head. Little aroma. The beer drinks crisp and clean with a light texture. There is a slight woody bitterness but it doesn’t come with much more of a porter character.

Sometimes, especially in the summer, and at social gatherings, porters can be too much. Not the case for this mild well balanced kindof sweet porter. This is a surprising beer, as many of the Silver Gulch offerings are not well balanced (but see the Fairbanks Lager). I had this a couple fo nights ago, so I don’t remember all of the details, but I would drink it again. Re-rate almost two years later, and I agree completely. Very easy going, let’s say a summer-weight porter. Glad I had this in Panama.

Very dark brown in color. Mouthfeel was on the thin side, but not too bad. Soft and smoothly roasted (chocolate and coffee), sweet (sugared milk), and woody. Light hops. Bitterness in the finish complemented well. Pretty decent porter, but the texture seemed a little thin, and the flavors/aromas were rather mild.

Pour a thick brown color with a moderate tan head. Just a small amount of lace. Lighter aromas with some dark toffee, milk chocolate and subtle citrus. I'm glad the PWN hops do not come through. Some what silky in feel, but an acidic malt feel throughout. Borders on a brown ale. Light toasted malt and mild grapefruit hops. Could use more black malt to boost the flavors a touch (just my opinion).

Deep brwon with reddish highlights and a creamy tan head and very good lacing. The aroma hints of cashews, roasted cark malts, aromatic and grassy hops, dusty yeast esters, light milk chocolate and coffee. The taste is malty with a good dose of pine and bitterness undertones. Coffee and smoky notes detected on the finish. The mouthfeel is a tad thin, lively and smooth. A touch astringent as well. Overall a very nice porter with a bit more body could have been a palate killer.

This is a very nice brew.I just wish i had more then one of them "sigh" oh well work with what ya got right.Very dark color near opaque but some light goes through it.Nice creamy head,aroma was very malty,chocolate,coffee,and slightly sweet smelling.flavor was very good coffee,chocolate taste hops show up in the taste as well as the after taste.this is definately a brew i wish i had more access to it's worth having more of around.