Southampton Imperial Porter

Brewed by Southampton Publick House
Style: Imperial/Strong Porter
Southampton, New York USA

’06 bomber shared with The Beer Cellar - thanks! pours a deep black with a good size tan head. This one would be better fresh - it seems to have lost something over time and is a bit thin and very flat. some dark fruit on the palate and quite soft. also a bit of licorice is evident. a very good beer... would like to try one fresh to compare.

Bomber from Santa. Pours a nearly opaque black with one finger tan head with decent lacing that doesn’t stick for long. Nose is chocolate, some dark fruits, roasted malt and a hint of alcohol. Taste is mild coffee, sweet dark fruits, dark chocolate and some salty roasted nuts. There’s a semi-bitter aftertaste that isn’t evident in the finish – comes on a bit later. Medium mouth feel. Decent brew.

Bottle shared by alexsdad06. Poured black color with an average frothy brown head that mostly lasted with good lacing. Moderate roasted malty and dark fruit aroma. Medium to full body with a smooth texture. Medium dark chocolate bittersweet flavor with medium sweet finish of moderate duration. Solid complex beer.

dark pour rich creamy head lots of strong chocolate aroma and flavor well balanced

Aroma: light floral hops with faint aromas of cocoa and alcohol. Appearance: In the glass it looks pitch black but is actually deep brown when held to a strong light source. Tight off-white head that faded quickly to bubbles riming the glass. Flavor: Initially bittersweet chocolate, raisins, coca & dark fruits, yields to caramel/toffee with a slight tangy & grassy finish. Palate is a bit thin but none of the alcohol in the aroma is present outside of the slight warming sensation as you near the bottom of your glass. As the beer warms, the alcohol aroma becomes stronger & the bittersweet chocolate & tangy flavors begin to dominate.

THOUGHTS: Had this a while ago, before I rated beers. Glad to find it again. Way light than I remembered. A really nice beer, but nowhere near as good as I had thought it was back when I was first getting into drinking quality beer. TECHNICAL: Bottle. Poured a clear, dark brown, that was nearly black in the glass with lots of red highlights and an average-sized, off-white head that mostly diminished and left slight lacing. The aroma was really nice but weak. There was light to moderate chocolate and mild coffee malt. The initial flavor was lightly sweet, acidic and bitter; while the finish was moderately sweet and bitter, lightly acidic and sort of sour with and average to short duration. It was nice but also a little weak or watered down. There was coffee, a little chocolate and then sour, bitter coffee and dark chocolate. The light to medium body was oily with lightly tingly carbonation and a light astringent and alcoholic finish.

Bottle. Pours deep ruby with a lasting beige head. Aroma is initially hoppy, then fruity, with notes of cocoa powder and bread. Medium and smooth body. Flavor is lightly roasted with caramel and a light note of cocoa powder. Coffe and yeast flavors come out as it warms. Good, but really not that great.

Bottle; pours a very dark brown with a small light brown head. Really liked the aroma; dark fruit, caramel, with some roasted malt and cocoa. Disappointing palate; found it almost watery, which seems to differ from most ratings. Had a sweet start, with a fairly pronounced sour finish. Flavor was very malty, especially with caramel and fruit. Not much, if any, hop presence. Not much chocolate. Maybe some hints of vanilla though. This was ok, expected a bit more.