Antares Porter

Brewed by Antares
Style: Porter
Mar del Plata - P. de Bs As, Argentina

Serve in English pint, Stem glass

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Pours a dark, dark brown with a beautiful tan head and great lacing. It has a very raw, sweet aroma - quite present - like a caramelized biscuit. It’s reminiscent of something that I can’t quite put my finger on... Roasty, creamy flavour - sweetness is well-balanced against the subtle hops and it maintains that delicious cookie taste. A light metallic taste detracts only slightly, and the finish is slightly bitter and smoky. The body, while under-carbonated, is rich and creamy. This beer is a very good unoffensive porter - congenial without being bland.

Bottle. Pours a hazy, unclear dark red brown, with a creamy head. A lot of sweet caramel malt in the aroma, but not much to balance out the sweetness. A similar story for the flavour, though with a bit of burned sugar giving a whiff of bitterness. Not very bad, just a bit boring.

A bit of a coffee taste and some nut flavour. Not very thick, not very potent. Drank it on the street walking down Alto Palermo getting snobby looks from the chetos. Made me enjoy the beer a little more.

Bottle from Cervelar, Buenos Aires, Argentina. Aroma of coffee, gras and vanilla. Very dark brown colour with fast disappearing beige head. Looks a bit like cola. Chocoate coffee flavour, not bad.

On tap at Mendoza brew pub. Brown with thin brown head. Malty nose. Roasty flavor but strangely enough, it actually has a tanic quality similar to a cabernet? Malt profile is non-existent in the flavor other than to provide a little balance. This tanic flavor is most interesting but given the location, maybe not so much.

Brown bottle. Pours a nearly opaque dark brown color with a slight head. Medium body, slightly roasted character with coffee notes. Finish was too sharp.

Bottled. A brown beer with a huge brown head. The aroma has light notes of butter and roasted malt. The flavor is sweet with notes of roasted malt, leading to a dry roasted finish. The body is light.

Poured dark brown with a smallish head. Nice roasted malt flavour with a good finish. Good overall beer.

330ml bottle at Monks Café, Wallingatan. Slightly brownish head filled with lots of small dimples. A reddish tint to a very dark brown body. Rather inviting mid-sweet aroma of earthy malts and dark fruits. Sweet, and a bit diluted caramel malts in flavour added by brown sugar. Has got its moments, but gets too sweet and unvaried after a while. A roasted bitterness is almost missing (Stockholm, 01.09.2009).

[2003-20090219] 660mL bottle. Dusty wood aroma with mildly fruity raisin malt. Slightly hazy, dark brown amber body with a quick light tan foamy head. Woody fruit raisin malt flavour with a heavy smoky finish and long sweet aftertaste. Medium-full body is thin. Fair but smoky and a little boring.
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Bottle at Monks Café, Wallingatan. Dark brown (almost black) coloured with a small off white head. Light roasted aroma of dark fruits and chocolate. Roasted flavour of chocolate, dark fruits and dried fruits with notes of coffee. Dry roasted finish of cofffee.