Bonfire Promethean Porter

Formerly brewed at Bonfire Bistro and Brewery
Style: Porter
Northville, Michigan USA

Serve in English pint, Stem glass

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Draft at Bonfire. Pours a dark brown tranparents color with a light tan head. Aroma is strong coffee with some dry, sweet chocolate. Medium bubbles flow throughout.Flavor is mostly coffee then turns to light chocolate and a bit of hopps in the end.

This draft brew from the brewery poured a head of finely sized light brown colored bubbles that was mostly lasting and left behind a transparent uncarbonated red brown colored body and a good lacing. The mild aroma was malty and sweet. The thin mouth feel was weakly tingly at the start mediumly tingly at the finish. The flavor contained notes of malt and burnt malt. A decent one but not one that I would consider buying again.

Draft at Bonfire. Small tan head that was mostly lasting, minimal lacing, somewhat transparent, no visible carbonation, and a dark brown hue with some red coming through. Nose was roasted malts, roasted coffee and some chocolate notes. Flavor was watery, thin, roasted coffee, and some chocolate. Mouthfeel was smooth, watery and thin. Light body.

All things considered this was a pretty average Porter. I happen to like the average porter so it suited me wonderfully; though if you are looking for a beer that shows off glamorously, you may find this one to be simple. Appearance: Looked opaque black (in the patio lighting) and it pour a nice 2-3 finger head. Smell: Typical dark roasted malts and a hint of butter, simple but appealing. Taste: Again this is a very straight forward American Porter. It has suggestion of chocolate malts and some burnt dryness maybe a suggestion of charcoal and coffee in there too. Upon close inspection there was a bit of diacytel but not overbearing. Mouthfeel: Light feel in the mouth, for a porter, but it had decent carbonation, and a dry bitter finish. Drinkability: I think this is a standard Porter for people who like the standard porter. It is the Folgers of coffee. Not bad, just not quite gourmet either. I enjoyed it. Hope this is helpful. Cheers!

On tap at the Bonfire Brew Pub. Poured a dark brown, with red edges, with a small sized off white head. Aromas of chocolate, roasted malts, light coffee and vanilla. Tastes of sweet chocolate, and roasted malts with a very light coffee finsih,. This one was more sweet than it was bitter. Thinner body.

On Tap: Aroma of roasted grain and coffee. Dark brown with some orange hilights when held to the light. Roasted grain and coffee up front with a light chocolate presence in the finish. Moderate hoppiness as well in the finish.

On tap: Pours a deep brown/amber with a good sized tan head which is mostly lasting. Aromas are strong coffee and roasted malt. Flavor is coffee dominated at first, but finishes with milder coffee mixed with some nice fruitier hops. Mouthfeel isn’t all that heavy or coating, but in the middle of lightly watery and slightly coating.

Tap. Deep brown in color, tan head. LIcorice and molasses in aroma. Thin palate. Smooth malty body. Decent porter

This one is decent, redolent with warm burnt flavor and an interesting silky heaviness in the mouth. But again the tyoical Bonfire lack of depth.