Atlanta Pfefferneusse Porter

Brewed by Red Brick Brewing Company
Style: Spice/Herb/Vegetable
Atlanta, Georgia USA

Serve in Lager glass, Tumbler

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I wouldn’t call this a porter. Dark with strong sweet taste of molasses, but I don’t get any of the intensity or complexity of a good English porter; I can’t find much chocolate or any dark roasted oats; I actually could not find much of anything at all. A beer this strong should have something to recommend it other than an alcohol buzz.

Date: 01/27/2007
Mode: Firkin
Source: Brewfest, Atlanta Cask

black, frothy tan head, sweet moleasses aroma, rich sweet molasses flavor balanced with chocolate and a variety of spices, lots of strong flavors but comes off balanced overall

Aroma: 7/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 6/10; Palate: 7/10; Overall: 13/20
Rating: 3.4/5.0
Drinkability: 7/10
Score: **+/4

On cask at the 1/27/07 Atlanta Cask Ale Tasting: Pours a robust opaque with mahogany edges and a thin ring of dark tan head. Has a well-spiced sweet caramel malty aroma with big black licorice notes. Body starts sweet and dark caramely malty with some peppery earthy spice toward a bittersweet spiced anise finish. Slightly over-spiced, but still pretty good.

Tasty. Dark and fairly thick looking. Lots of sweet fruit in the nose. Smells like banana bread. Very sweet flavor with chocolate tones and some spicyness I can’t peg. Could be the anise.

The score for this one kept rising throughout the beer, and not because of the alcohol. Dark and cloudy brown. There’s a slight whiff of banana in the aroma and the hops and spices start out with a harsh quality, but as a sip, the harshness fades and a rich sweetness of chocolate builds to make this quite the pleasant beer after the first few sips.