Three Skulls Black Bonney Porter

Brewed by Baron Brewing & Lunar Brewing
Style: Porter
Seattle, Washington USA

Pours nearly opaque very dark brown with a massive, dense and lacy beige head. Soft chocolate aroma. Light body, full carbonation. Tastes sort of like a ’milk porter’ with soft chocolate and coffee notes. Crisp finish.

I’m finding that Baron probably gets down to a lower final gravity than the vast majority of craft brewers, and as a result they’ve delivered a rather refreshing Porter that will likely be under-appreciated due to the lack of body and sweetness.

10/11/09 from 22oz bottle. Aroma is all milk chocolate with moderate roast and a sweet creaminess. Appearance is faintly hazy dark reddish-brown with a well maintained off-white head. Flavor is sweet-sour malt forward that quickly dissipates into a toasty bittering finish that lingers at the back of the tongue just long enough to catch the front end of the next sip. Mouthfeel is medium-low bodied with a medium carb feel and a light grainy texture. This is a true porter with the sessionable body and roast that never edges on a stout like so many of its counterparts.

pours black with a red tint when held to the light, a large beige head, and good lacing. smell is of yeast, dark fruit, a little coffee, some grain, and a touch of cocoa. taste is of wheat, some cocoa, a little weak coffee, some caramel, and a little roastiness, ends on the dry side.

Bottle - Light roasted malt character with some coffee bean and earthy spice notes. Thin and watery with a pronounced grainy character.

12 oz bottle shared by bvc. Pour is clear black ruby with a thinnish off white head. Aroma of coffee roast, some milky lactic notes a bit of pine hop. Taste is primarily the roast, milkiness is muted in the taste, and a nice bitterness picking up in the finish. Palate very thin for style, though this helped it to be drinkable.

Taster – 2009 Washington Cask Beer Festival- Seattle, WA
Aroma: Awesome Porter aroma nice chocolate and coffee.
Appearance: Dark Brown in color, clear with a thin head.
Flavor: A very nice flavor this was the first for this place and I really liked what they have thus far.
Palate: Dry finish, with a good Mouthfeel.
Overall: Look forward to what else they have to bring for the future.

Deep brown color with a tan head. Mild coffee mocha aromas. Medium body. Lightly sweet mocha coffee flavors with semi sweet chocolate. Decent.Draft@ Pillager’s Pub.

12-oz. at Uber. Pours a nearly opaque black with a dense and creamy tan head. Nice coffee nose, immediately makes you sit up and take notice. Body’s a little watery, though, with too little carb, and what’s there is a bit too prickly. The whole thing seems to get about a third of the way across your tongue and just walk away whistling; the flavor and body disappear more or less entirely. This one needs a little bit more force put behind it.