BridgePort Raven Mad Imperial Porter

Brewed by BridgePort Brewing (Gambrinus Company)
Style: Imperial/Strong Porter
Portland, Oregon USA

Serve in Shaker, Snifter

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(22oz. bottle, courtesy of mar) Pours a dark brown body with a small beige head. Aroma of bourbon, roasted malt, light vinous, and soy. Flavor of roasted malt, bourbon, and chocolate.

Bottle (incl. 3D glasses) in Sune’s Sommerhus (Thanks guys) - shared with Mette, Sune & Bager. Black - brown head. Licorice, oak, bourbon notes, herbal, grainy, pino noir notes, tobacco, chocolate, fullbodied. Nice complexity - Lovely.

Ok NEVER mind the BEER. THIS has a 3D label, and i was luckily wearing my 3D glasses to the Pre DLD event ... Freaky label ... black ... roast malt nose ... light bitter roast ... quite meaty ... little dry roast ... ok bit just didnt hit that spot.

(22oz bottle, thanks CaptainCougar) Small beige head atop cola-black body. Aroma is medium sweet, Bourbon, vinous, light roast. Taste is medium sweet, vinous, light Bourbon. Medium body, low carbonation.

7th June 2009
Opaque black beer. Soft and semi dry palate. Mildly toasted malt. Mild tangyness and a distinct banana sweetness. A little aniseed as well. Very dry finish which is also somewhat sacharrin. Alright but not really joined up.

Courtesy of After4ever, thanks Tom! It is black with a weak, red hue and a creamy head. The aroma has notes of roasted malt, oak, light rubber, chocolate and ashes. The flavour is dry and roasted with a light bitterness and notes of oak, ashes, hints of smoke, citrus, wine, tannic acid, and the finish has a dry, light bitterness.

Bottle from Liquid Solutions. Dark brown/black pour with a decent tan head. Aromas of toasted (not burnt) malt with chocolate and darkish fruit. A little woody astringecy. Nice feel. Full bodied with creamy carbonation. Black Albert it’s not, but the flavors are not dissimilar. Finishes lightly sweet, but off-set by toast and light hop. It’s one of the better dark ales in America today. Top 50, say. Betcha.

22oz bottle acquired in trade with riversideAK (thanks!). Poured a dark black color with a large sized off white head. Aromas of roast (lots of), chocolate, woody, earthy, and grapes. Tastes of roast, chocolate, wood, vanilla, and dark fruits (or could also be some pinot?). Barrel aging definitely on the softer side. The label explains why; 59%-8% aged in oak bourbon barrels & 33% aged in oak wine barrels. I can see the wine (in the tastes), but really didn’t get the bourbon. I found this drinkable and liked it the more I got into the bottle.

Bomber poured a clear dark brown with a small diminishing brown head. Aromas of oak, vinous notes, cocoa and light roastiness. Palate was light to medium bodied and smooth with a dry finish. Flavors of oak, vinous notes, cocoa and light roastiness with a smooth dry vinous finish. I was disappointed in this one, not much goin on.

Bottle thanks to mar. Pours with a dark brown head and a dark brown body. Aroma of mocha, alcohol, dark fruits, and roasted barely. Taste is initially banana esters, followed by a ton of roast, wood, wine spiciness (Pinot). Lightly carbonated, syrupy and a bit warming.