Twisted Pine Northstar Imperial Porter

Brewed by Twisted Pine Brewing
Style: Imperial/Strong Porter
Boulder, Colorado USA

Bottle courtesy of BeerAndBlues. Pours a deep brown with a nice burnt tan head. Aroma is chocolate, coffee, malts. Flavor is coffee, chocolate, malt, vanilla, creamy mouthfeel and nice finish. Very tasty imperial porter.

22oz Pours dark brown with a big mocha head, decent retention. Aromas of chocolate, coffee, and roasty malts. Flavors of sweet malts upfront, chocolate, and a coffee, hop, semi bitter finish.

frothy brown head upon a opague black viscous brew. The head disapates quickly. Aroma is subtle, taste is great. Palate is the star however, making use of the entire mouth and tongue. Back tp the taste: roast malt and cocoa dominate. Aroma is too weak.

Virtually black and nearly opaque, the brooding body is capped with a dense, spongy layer of mocha colored foam. Thick, sticky swaths of lacing are draped about the glass. The nose is well balanced, notes of black patent malts, bittersweet dark chocolate, and darkly toasted caramel countered by roasted oats and some earthy hops. A faint wisp of raw cinnamon stick enters the fold, as does rich, chewy nougat and a hint of toasted pecan. Flavors are similar, sweet choco-caramel malts and roasty grains and nuts simultaneously countering and complementing one another. Hints of heavily creamed coffee show, and more of the cinnamon makes itself known on the finish. Medium-full on the palate, with balanced carbonation and a slightly sticky finish, the mouthfeel is up to par. Solid execution here.

Bottle from Liquor Max. Opaque black with a decent tan head. Aroma of chocolate. Medium body with mildly creamy carbonation. Flavor is toasted malt with some chocolate, coffee and maybe treacle. Finishes incredibly smooth and approaching dry. Some bitterness can be noticed finally. Highly recommended.

22oz. bomber, provided by BlackForestCO as an excellent bonus, thanks Jake! Pours a dark brown with a two finger fluffy dark tan head, great retention, minimal lacing. Aroma is cocoa, milk chocolate, and some fresh coffee grounds. Flavor is more roasty, with chocolate, coffee, molasses and a hint of vanilla. Smooth and enjoyable on a cold evening. Thanks a bunch Jake, you rock!

Pours a very dark brown, nearly black in color. Smell is very roasted malts and nice deep, dark chocolate. Taste is more of the chocolate, roasted malt and some molasses. This is a very good porter. Medium to full on the mouthfeel. This has many characteristics of a stout. This is well done and very flavorful. Good porter.

[1299-20080418] 1pt6floz bottle. Mild beery water aroma with roasted leaves. Dark brown black body with a medium-lasting creamy light tan head. Dark coffee chocolate roast flavour with a long sweet finish and no noticeable alcohol at first. Thin full body. Expected to be a little flat but nice overall, doesn’t taste like 8%.
(c/o blankboy, w/ him, HogTownHarry, jerc)