UPDATED: JAN 2, 2023 Tiefdunkel und getrübt präsentiert sich das Porter von Ale Mania im Glas. Die leicht angebräunte Blume ist schön sahnig, leider hält sie nicht allzu lange. In die Nase dringt sofort die breite Palette von geröstetem Kaffee und Brot, dunkler Schokolade und sogar eine feine Rauchnote. Diese Aromenpalette bleibt einem tatsächlich bis zum letzten Schluck erhalten. Der Antrunk ist kräftig und schwer dunkelmalzig, Noten von Kaffee und Zartbitterschokolade machen den ersten Geschmackseindruck aus. Der Körper ist wunderbar vollmundig, alsbald bringen sich dunkle getrocknete Früchte geschmacklich mit ein. Cremig und sahnig wirkt es am Gaumen, es umschmeichelt regelrecht den gesamten Mundraum. Durchgängig schwingt jedoch auch eine sehr dezente säuerliche Note mit, die an Sauerteig erinnert. Der Hopfen spielt auch im Abgang keine nennenswerte Rolle, einzig die Röstigkeit sorgt für eine beträchtliche Herbe. Unterm Strich ein schmackhaftes Porter, komplex und weich!

courtesy of Philipp and Thomas - black beer under a huge dark beige foam left; roasted nutty and coffeish aroma, notes of dates and banana; solid carbonation, full-bodied, pretty sweet malt backbone; bitter and very roasted aftertaste of ashes, dried fruits and mocha with more residual sweetness

Bottle 330ml. @ [ (PBF XI) by oh6gdx - Petalax ].

[ As Ale Mania Porter ].
[ Trade by Beerhunter111 ]. Clear dark black brown color with a huge, frothy, good lacing, mostly to fully lasting, beige head. Aroma is light heavy malty, roasted, dark malt, chocolate, dark fruit, dark chocolate, raisin, light smoked. Flavor is moderate sweet, light acidic and light to moderate bitter with a long duration, tart, chocolate, dark malt, sweet malt, sugary malt - molasses, raisin, dark fruit. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is lively. [20160708]
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Bottled@PBF XI. Black colour, mediumsized brige head. Aroma is smoked, some ashes and mild liquorice to it. Flavour is liquorice, ashes, roasted malts, some coffee as well as mild wooden notes.

33cl bottle. PBF XI. Gusher. Almost black in color with a brown color. Aroma has dark fruits mild ashy tones in aroma. Flavor has dark fruits. Ash. Pretty ok.

330ml bottle [High pressure on the bottle, but no gusher]. Darkest brown colour with huge, frothy, mostly lasting, minimally lacing, tan head. Chocolately, dark malty aroma with notes of dried dark fruit, plum, raisin, cherry, hints of dry cocoa. Taste is chocolately, roasty dark malty, fruity, notes of dried dark fruit, plum, raisin, "Rumtopf", some cocoa, an alcoholic touch; overcarbonated.

Mostly foam in the glass, needed minutes to fill the glass. It’s nearly black, caramel coloured foam. Rye bread, dried figs, ripe banana. Bitter, good sweetness, dried fruits, Very good Porter, once you get it in the glass.

0.33 l bottle from ’P&M Getränke’, best before end of 2016. Clear, very dark red to black with a massive, dense, very slowly diminishing, brown head. About 80% of the glass are filled with foam, but the bottle was not a gusher. Slightly roasty, fruity-malty aroma of dark cherries, plums, dark chocolate and some coffee. Sweetish, fruity-malty and minimally roasty taste of dark cherries, plums, dark chocolate and some coffee, followed by a medium long, slightly bitter, roasty finish. Medium body, slightly creamy mouthfeel, soft carbonation. Good, moreish porter, a bit too thin maybe, but Fritz needs to fix that foaming.

(Ale Mania Porter) Bottle 330 ml from a trade with Beerhunter111, thanks Hans Peter! Served into a big snifter, ABV 7.8% The pour consists mostly of thick beige head, even rising out of the bottle. After it finally settles, the beer has a very dark brown colour, a bit murky. Aroma of roasted malts, olive pit, liquorice, fruity notes. Taste of roasted malts, coal on the finish, vanilla, fruity and hoppy notes, sour hints that disappear after the beer has breathed a bit in the glass. Medium thin body, carbonation on the low side. Good, it needs to be decanted in order to shine.

1st October 2015
The Polish and German night. Craft Clerkenwell. With Travlr and ChrisO. Keg. Opaque black - brown beer, small pale tan head. Palate is smooth with decent fine carbonation. Tangy dark malts, light creamy sweetness. Thin and bitterish dark fruits. Smooth finish. Clean if tangy porter.