Abbey Wright Bittersweet Porter

xxxDrank this at the Beer Expo in State College. My favorite brewery at the event. Excellent beer across the board. Definitely a great taste, great look and great mouthfeel.

Chocolate aroma, a round very dark chocolate colour with lace and a ring of a head. Medium mouthfeel, drinkable sweet but for coffee roast and very tart. Above average carbonation. Bittersweet aftertaste. One of their better ones.

On tap, 2007 Taming of the Brew. Pours a clear dark brown body under a one finger foamy light brown head that faded to a thin film. Aroma is more roasty than chocolaty with a moderate hop aroma and a little bit of a burnt note. Flavor is way to heavy on the roasted malt for a Porter to me. Very roasty with a slight hint of burnt malt, minimal chocolate malt, and a hoppy biting finish. Tasted blind I would have said that this was a Stout. Mouthfeel is medium bodied with moderate fizzy carbonation. A little bit of a grainy feel on the finish. All in all, I would have said that this was a decent Stout, but didn’t really cut it for me as a Porter.

This review is from notes taken in State College. I look forward to more from Abbey Wright Brewery and especially more of this beer. It was extremely tasty and reminiscent of a St. Peter’s Old-Style Porter (one of my favorite beer). Abbey Wright Bittersweet Porter has a dominant roasty character in the smell and taste and a balancing hop element, giving it both bitter and sweet. It is a very smooth and easy drinking porter made by some great people I was honored to meet. Congratulations Abbey Wright! Keep up the good work. Hope this is helpful. Cheers!

Sampled at the State College BrewExpo. A decent porter. It was clean and crisp with nice dry roasted malts and just a tinge of coffee-chocolate sweetness. Medium brown in color with a thin tan head. Medium watery body with light to medium carbonation. Mild hops contribution until the finish, where that stands out a bit more with the dry roasty malts. Would like to find again.