Southampton Imperial Porter

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

Pours solid black with a small, lingering head. Aroma is coffee and chocolate. Bold roasted coffee flavor with a slightly bitter aftertaste. Light body for the amount of alcohol. A very nice porter.

Courtesy of Kris Kringle. Black with a huge, dense, creamy, light grayish/brown head. Nose of chocolate, roasty caramel/toffee, subtle vinous and lactic notes, wood, licorice, and some earth. Same flavors with some cream, crisp hops in the second half, and just a tint of sourness near the finish. Full/medium body, smooth. Excellent.

22 oz bomber: my first baltic porter I’m sorry to say, but it is really tasty. pours pretty black with ruby accents at the bottom of the glass. Aroma is of caramel, brown sugar, and chocolate. Well done on the standard porter flavors. The malts are really showcased with lots of chocolate, toffee, carmel notes. I also hit some brown sugar type notes. palate is in between meduim and full. Lots of bubbles, but its not fizzy. I truly enjoyed it.

Pours out a dark brown color, small head. Smell is full of coffee, caramel, and thats about it. Taste is very smooth, overly sweet, and full of chocolate. Not too much hops in this one, not very balanced, but its very drinkable. It does not go very well with pizza :) Not bad, Ill drink my other bottle in a few months and see if it changes any, which I doubt.

Very deep red-brown, but clear. Medium tan head. Aroma of toffee and caramel. Didn’t get much in the way of spices. Where’s the hop balance in the nose in this porter? Flavors include smooth chocolate and toffee. Full-bodied and chewy and thankfully not too sweet. The bittering hops save the day.

Regular capped, 22oz bottle. Apparently they have subsidiary breweries, because this one was done just about a half hour north of me in Saratoga Springs. Pours dark black with a tan/brown thin head. Only when held to the room light did it reveal red tints. Aroma is strongly of chocolate. Surprisingly balanced, chocolate comes up front, but the palate compensates and more coffee and caramel notes come out. Porters/stouts aren’t really my thing and I don’t even eat chocolate, but this was very enjoyable.

XXII Reserve

Provided by orbitalr0x as part of BIF 30, this beer came in a 22 oz. bomber. When poured it looked dark brown to black with a body that appeared opaque at first glance, but revealed ruby highlights when held up against strong light. The beer came out sounding fizzy like a soft drink, and the head was foamy and one inch thick immediately after pouring. It died down to a more modest crown of bubbles shortly afterwards, and ended up as a thin ring by the time the glass was mostly consumed. Not much lacing to speak of either.

The aroma was very pleasing, with chocolate, caramel, dark fruits, and hops is a sweet harmony. The taste was similar, but with dark fruits playing the lead role, followed closely by the caramel. Lactic sourness was a good counterbalance to the sweet malts. Not many burnt or roasty flavors to speak of, except a little bit of burnt toast like astringent bitterness. Alcohol was quite warm and soothing.

The beer was very easy to drink despite the multitude of flavors. If I had to point out one flaw, it would be the thinness of the body when compared to other examples of the style. A well constructed beer that I wouldn’t mind having again.

De richlikebeer, ma première de ce style. Brun super foncée, petit collet qui disparait vite. Arome de malte caramelisé fort intéressant. Goût sec, un peu de malte et très alcoolisé.