St. George Porter

Brewed by St. George Brewing Company
Style: Porter
Hampton, Virginia USA

12 oz. Opaque with a lasting quarter-inch of creamy foam. Smells of earthy chocolate, caramel, light apple and sour cream. Flavor is a great blend of all, plus some ash and char on the finish to dry the big malt. Medium-heavy body is smoothly carbonated, lightly prickly on the tongue and drinkably chewy. Nice soapy lacing. Great American homage to the traditional British style.

Wow they got this one right. Very dark with a big foamy tan head. Aroma of dark roasted chocolate and burnt caramel, followed with just a hint of malt. The taste is wonderful starting fresh and clean with strong burnt chocolate flowing into a creamy malty tone and ending with a bittersweet snap that leaves you wanting to try it again. FFor a local brew that noone has heard of this one rocks.

Black, with a very slight head. Good malty chocolate taste. Smooth and very drinkable.

Bottle - Dark brown color with nice amount of tannish head. Very strong aroma of roasted malt and chocolate - which cooresponded with the flavor. Like most porters, it was a thicker, heavier beer that probably wouldn’t be drank in large quantities by most people - having one or two is a great way to not overpower your tastebuds or stomach.

First impression was the great color. Follow that with interesting aromas and diverse flavors. It resulted in a really good, well made porter. I would certainly recommend it.

Bottled. A VERY nice pour with a barely translucent brown/black color and a diminishing head. Aroma is strong coffee and chocolates, and the flavor is the same but with an awesome roasted tint. There's almost a minty note in the flavor, kind of like an Andes mint. Aftertaste leaves a little bit of bitterness not prevalent in the initial taste. This brewery needs to make more beers... they haven't let me down yet!

While porter is not my favorite style, I might have it more often after sampling this fine brew. The appearance is very dark, as a porter should be. Light barely got through even when held up to a halogen lamp. The aroma hints, not too subtly, of coffee. The flavor is wonderful...a toasty mochaccino of a beer. These guys are pretty new in the brewing biz, but if their porter is any indication, they’re fast learners. At around 1,000 barrels a year, try it if you can find it.

Pours a deep brown hue with a tan head. aromas of coffee, chocolate and a nice roasty quality. Mouthfeel is medium bodied but a little on the lighter side. Flavors of the same as the aroma without a sour finish as many porter/stouts of the same style tend to carry. Even though a year old, this was a pleasant suprise.