SKA Ten Pin Porter

Brewed by SKA Brewing
Style: Porter
Durango, Colorado USA

Courtesy of Hellbilly! 12 oz bottle. Pours a murky dark brown color with a small tan bubbly head. Nose is faint but notes of cream, roasted malts and earthy hops. Initial taste is a light bodied that starts vinously and roasted malts. Mid palate develops a deep smoke almost like chewing on ashes! Im not sure if this to me is delightful or not. The finish is also subdued but hey it tries, mild smokiness and tangy hops. Palate duration is decent but dry, Some head retention. It is far from full bodied in its description but its a light porter, not bad but not great.

Pours clear brown with a tan head. Nice nutty roasted malt smell.Med bodied and smooth. Decent taste of roasted malts is dry at first then sweet as it warms up. not bad. 103006

(Bottle) Pours a brown color with a fluffy off-white head. Dusty aroma includes some weak toffee and dark grains. Taste is very similar, with a light roast towards the finish. Average mouthfeel and carbonation. Actually a well balanced beer, but a little bit too thin and lacking some of the extra flavor that would have made this pretty good.

22oz bottle (thanks!!)..black black with with a massive tan heaD...nose is grainy, grainy...some roast, fruity esters, muted chocolate...a bit watery.....but ok...

Bottle. Body is dark brown although light passes through when held up to the light. Aroma is lightly to moderately malty with notes of coffee, chocolate and some sweetness (molasses). The flavor is moderately sweet, with some hop bitterness throughout. Mouth feel is medium and smooth. The finish is full of hop bitterness which provides a nice balance. A nice porter.

Had this beer on 3/24/2004. Aroma is a mild roasted malt scent. Color is deep dark amber with good carbonation and a thin head. Taste roasted and mellow. Starting with a medium body it goes down with a sharp feel. Finish comes on easy with a mellow roasted flavor and a very mild bitterness. Overall I feel it is a weak Porter, but is an easy enough beer to drink. In the end its just too bland.

355 ml, bottled 3rd week of June. Opaque brown-black with a medium and lasting head. Aroma is mild coffee with cream, char and a dash of black pepper. Flavors of charred wood, earth, sourish cocoa, and smoky coffee. Palate is light-medium, slightly tingly and watery.

Its dark, moderate head, and smells bad. Tastes better than it smells but not by much. I’ve had regular Porters that would blow this Imperial away. Malty taste, watery finish. A tad bitter. When I burped I smelled a vegetable.