Weyerbacher Black Hole Ale

Brewed by Weyerbacher Brewing Co.
Style: Porter
Easton, Pennsylvania USA

Sweet chocolatey aroma with hints of vanilla and I also detect some caramel and molasses in this as well. A bit of metal in the nose is also present in the background. Lives up to its name...opaque black color with a tan head made of fine bubbles and nice lacing. Very roasted and almost burnt flavors. There is also a woodsy dryness to this with a touch of peat. Coffee notes and chocolate notes are also present. Not as sweet as the aroma lets on to be. Mouthfeel is a bit thin. Has some characteristics of a Scotch Ale. Needs more body and this just seems a bit scrambled.

Nice porter. Nice hearty roasty flavor, a little fizzy to the lips though. Interesting character from the molass... another good brew from the boys at Weyerbach.

Thanks to Eyedrinkale for this bottle. Almost no aroma at all. My first impression was that this has a lot of flavors typical of a porter, and then a lot that I wasn’t expecting. Strong molasses flavor. Lots of coffee as well. In fact, it reminds me alot of a bad cup of coffee. The lack of sweetness is strange, given the molasses flavor. It’s actually dry, bitter and a bit hoppy. Somehow the malt dowsn’t hold up at first, making it a bit wet and thin. Overall, much thinner than a porter normally would be. I can see how others might enjoy this, but given the lack of aroma, watery palate and my distaste for the overwhelming molasses flavor, I can’t rate this too highly. Not a bad beer, though.

a novel beer. somewhere between a brown ale and a porter in terms of depth. Hoppy and dry. somewhat uninspiring even with all the kitch space themed cartoons on the label.

Pours a transparent blackish brown, with tan head that slowly fizzles down. Nose is pretty subtle, and a little refreshing compared to some of the more aggresive porters. Nice roasted malts linger with few alcohol notes.Tasts is also subdued, yet refreshing again.This is a porter you could drink like lager.

Very thin mouthfeel for a porter. Not as fullbodied as I would have expected at all. Nice color in the glass with small tannish head. Nice chocolate, roasted nuts and malts aroma. Higly drinkable for a porter. This one might just take me thru spring into early summer.

Poured a clear dark brownish-ruby color with a light tan head. Creamy aroma of coffee and chocolate with a touch of tartness. Decent roasted flavor. Some more chocolate. A little on the light side.

Courtesy of gputty. Pours sable, medium brown head. Nose is malty, roasty, coffee, slightly sweet. Flavor follows nose, with the maltiness taking the lead. Not a spectacular porter, but pretty good.