Barleys Ivan Porter

Black with white crowning head. Chocolate aroma, medium mouthfeel. Served room temperature which was appropriate. Nicely undercarbonated as almost all of the beers are, and therefore easier drinking as less bloated factor. A chocolate porter.

Sample @ Brewpub: Pours a dark caramel color with bubbly, thin white head. Aroma is heavily-roasted chocolate malts and some vanilla. Hops are blatant in this brew, as this porter is almost too crisp. Some carmel undertones. Tasty overall, but lacking of the robustness and fullness of other porters I have tried.

Firkin at the alehouse. Pours dark brown with ruby edges and almost zero head or hints of carbonation. Nice strong roasted chocolate aroma, chalky, malty - typical porter aroma but a good one. Taste is the same with a silky mouthfeel, smooth as hell, with a slightly watery and bland finish. I don’t know if the firkin covered up any faults with this but the low carbonation created a creamy and very enjoyable mouthfeel and an easy drinking brew. Good.

draft at brewpub appearance: dark caramel brown, thin ivory head....aroma: lightly roasted malt w/ little of anything else....taste: thin bodied, bitter roasted chocolate with a lightly hopped finish. way too carbonated and mouthfeel could have been more enjoyable. an average porter.

Date: 03/19/2006
Mode: Growler
Source: Tasting

clear brown, thin beige head, nice solid lace, rich chocolate aroma and flavor, good creamy body,

Aroma: 6/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 7/10; Palate: 7/10; Overall: 15/20
Rating: 3.6/5.0
Drinkability: 8/10
Score: ***/4