Bitter Root Porter

Brewed by Bitter Root Brewing
Style: Porter
Hamilton, Montana USA

Serve in English pint, Stem glass

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Bottled, from Bozeman, MT. Very drak brown, rich firm head. Aroma of licorice and smoke. Dry and fairly light bodied with spritzy mouthfeel. Licorice dominats untila salty, tarry finish.

Date: 05/24/2008
Mode: Bottle
Source: Tasting, Cellar Party

Appearance: clear dark brown, fine tan head, streaks of lace,
Aroma: dark chocolate aroma with a very buttery sweetness,
Flavor: rich chocolate flavor, dark caramel and butterscotch sweetness, touch of lactic tartness,

Aroma: 4/10; Appearance: 6/10; Flavor: 3/10; Palate: 5/10; Overall: 5/20
Rating: 1.8/5.0
Drinkability: 3/10
Score: 4

(22oz bottle) Clear brown-black body with medium beige head. Aroma is medium sweet, coffee, smoke. Taste is medium sweet, smoke, coffee, some chocolate. Watery light-medium body, really drinkable. Nothing fancy, but does just what it sets out to do.

on tap-pours a light brown head and black with red color. Aroma is cow dung, dark malt-peat. Taste is cow dung, dark malt-peat/campfire smoke/burnt/ashy.

22oz bottle acquired in trade with kyzr (thanks!). Poured a deep brown color with an averaged sized off whtie head. Aromas of roast, chocolate, and I’m getting a woody earthiness as well. Tastes of roast, smoke, chocolate, and has a light coffee bitter finish. Thnner body.

Pours a transparent dark mahogany with a wispy-lacing tan head. Aroma of dry smoky malts with some roasty notes. Body starts lightly sweet and thinner with a hint of tartness and smoky character before a watery semi-tart light fruity finish. Needs more body and sweetness.

tawny brown. dusty milk powder yeast and dark caramel malt nose with soapy, metallic, spicy phenols. somewhat twangy and spicy flavor up front; phenols running wild. burnt dark caramel chewiness and sweetness throughout with fizzy carbonation and high acid. mostly unpleasant and dirty throughout.

Bottle courtesy of kyzr. Pours dark brown with a tan head. Smells of roasted malt, raisins, molasses, brown sugar. Tastes of roasted malt, pepper, some nice bitterness on the finish.

Thanks sam! porus a dark brown color wtih a beige head. Nose of roasted malt, chocolate, smoke, raisins and prunes. Flavor has some nice smoke to blend wtih the roasted malt and some dark fruits. Hints of chocolate and coffee are noticeable from sip to sip. Overall not as bad as its score indicates. Pretty ok actually.

Draught at the brewpub: Dark muddy brown/black. Nose of light sweet chocolate roast. The flavor is nice and balanced, highly minerally but it balances the roast and comes across chewy and full bodied.