Caldera Pilot Rock Porter

Brewed by Caldera Brewing Company
Style: Porter
Ashland, Oregon USA

Serve in English pint, Shaker

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Tap at Horse Brass, Portland - 07/11/12. Very dark mahogony brown with a thin tan head that retains well. Roast malt nose, touch of chocolate, liqourice, molasses. Tastes of chocolate, roast malt, dark toffee, molasses. Medium bodied with soft carbonation leading to a smooth dry finish.

Dark black-brown pour with a tight tan head. The nose is awesome. Rich cocoa and sweet chocolate. A bit of chewy cocoa and some earthy bitterness. Rich and chewy. Sticky bit not cloying. Lingering roastiness on the back. Full-bodied through the middle with some lightly leathery character. Delicious.

Draught @ Hawthorne Hophouse, Portland.
Pours dark red color with small head. Aroma of vanilla, chocolate and malts. Flavor of vanilla, chocolate, coffee and toasted malts.
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Draught @ Hawthorne Hophouse. Rated on 11.07.2012
Aroma is rather nice with roasted malt and dark chocolate. Also hints of vanilla. Flavour is dry with coffee and chocolate. A slight British feelingh here. Good.

Comes out of the tap an opaque deep sable with a minimal head, but the latter may be an artifact of te pour. Smoky aroma has tones of molasses and high-quality coffee. Absolutely delicious flavor has roast coffee, chocolate and molasses components and is just slightly sweet - and superb! Smooth, fizzy texture is extremely pleasing. If you visit the Pacific Northwest, look for this one!

Draft at naked city. Pours a lush almost black dark brown with a tight even and creamy tan head that has excellent retention. Nose is very balanced with coffee, roasted patent malt, cocoa, sugar, toasted nuts. Tight small to medium carb feel with just enough body...perfect porter feel. Just as balanced as the nose, semi sweet coffee, hint of licorice, dark chocolate, hint of nut, smoke and char. If I were to knock it, a touch more body and that would add to the flavor experience.

Nose has a pleasant array of aroma - roast, chocolate, underlying sweetness, earthy notes as well. Pours black with a khaki creamy head that lasts for a little while. The flavor is a nice mix of roasted malts, bittersweet chocolate, and earthy bitterness that rounds out the finish. Smooth creamy mouth feel, medium carbonation contributes to the mouth feel. A nice porter.

Draft @ brouwer’s. All around solid beer. Smells pretty good, like dark chocolate. Fairly light palate which leads to lots of beers. Would like to try more from this brewery.

Draught. Poured dark brown black with medium white head. Medium aroma, some malt, some chocolate. Full flavour, chocolate malts and caramel. Lasting finish with a more chocolatiness and some hop edge.

Wonderful fluffy full headed porter. Great esspresso aromas, roasted coffee. Salty under taste..this is minor yet sets the theme for the porter..the saltiness makes you gulp more of the chocolaty ,.coffee goodness. Great drinking beer..with great backi\ng.