Cooperstown Benchwarmer

Brewed by Cooperstown Brewing Co.
Style: Porter
Milford, New York USA

A deep reddish brown porter woth a thin moka head. In aroma, a good mix of chocolate and butterscotch. In mouth, a smooth powdery chocolate with metallic hops, a bit of butterscotch, herbal mineral notes. Tasted at CNY brewfest, Feb. 6 2010.

Presentation: It was poured from a brown 12oz bottle into a pint glass. There is no noticeable freshness or born on date on the bottle. Appearance: The body has a dark black look with a very dark reddish brown hue when held up to light. On top is a tan colored foamy head. It slowly fades down to a thin wisp covering that makes some slick lacing. Smell: Its aroma has dark bready notes with some dark roasted and chocolaty barley malt. Hop notes are very mild and add a very light herbal quality to the overall aroma. Taste/Palate: There is a dark bready base with lots of dry, roasted, toasted and chocolaty maltiness. There is a very mild toffee like sweetness underneath that I really like. Hop flavor is well balanced for the style and adds plenty of dry herbal notes to the mix. It finishes very dry with dark chocolaty, toasted and very light coffee notes. The palate has strong medium body with a smooth texture and mellow carbonation. Notes: This is just a good solid Porter. It is very enjoyable, very sessionable and easily my favorite beer from the Cooperstown Brewery.

Reddish brown pour with an extremely small beige head. Aroma is dark fruit, cocoa, coffee, and cream with some definite suds. Flavor is sweet chocolate and mild coffee and roasted barley qualities. Palate is quite thin, leaving a dry coating finish.

Initially a very offensive plastic like aroma. After breathing for a while some coffee notes are present. The flavor is weak with some coffee and wood flavors. Almost no finish. Basically dark coffee flavored water.

Pours a strong deep brown with a thick medium head and good lace. The aroma is coffee with complimentary floral notes. The flavor is milky with some chocolate, coffee, vanilla and a nice hoppiness. Absolutely delicious.

The look is glassy dark brown, almost purple in the darkest spot. Large cardboard brown head. Some light comes through at the edges. Big milky swath of film/lace. Smell is coffee with just a bit of mustiness. Some sweet, dark caramel. Hint of bitter dark chocolate. Malt is only lightly roasted. Nice dry, bitter character to the aroma. The taste is a bitter coffee blast to start off. Second flavor is sweeter, though the bitter aftertaste remains. It’s a really nice balance. Roasted and also smoky. The feel is extremely dry, with a bitter afterbite and film. A tad milky even. Hefty, and not at all watery. This is a smooth-sipping beer. A nice, sturdy porter. Really really enjoyable.

Had this one bottled at the brewery in Milford, New York. Dark brown pour with a nice chocolately, coffee, malty nose, very nutty, very good.

Poured dark brown with red highlights and very little white head. Faint roasty aroma. Flavor is roasty and slightly bitter, dry and astringent. Fairly flat mouth feel. On tap at Dive 96 in NYC.