Rock Bottom Yorktown Choco Porter

Brewed by Rock Bottom Yorktown
Style: Porter
Lombard, Illinois USA

Serve in English pint, Shaker

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Overlooked review of this presentable Porter that I tasted a few months back in the bar at RB-Yorktown but didn’t have all the commercial info to enter at the time as I thought it was the return of the Nibs Porter. Mug Club dispensed with a black/brown hue, light tan bubbles & cream head foam, and curtainy cling to the lacing. The nose was roasty, with caramel, a touch of vanilla, cocoa, and a dry & slightly burnt coffee scent at the back. The flavor also offered some light sweetness, smooth malt, moderate bitterness, and a pleasant creaminess to the mouthfeel. The body was medium to full, and the finale was crisp with some moderate dryness.

Had on tap at Rock Bottom Lombard. Served in a nonic pint. A: Pours a dark black color with a creamy tan head forming on the pour. It dissipates to a thin cap and leaves some sticky webbing of lace down the glass. S: Some bakers chocolate, light coffee bean and heavily roasted malts. T: Sweeter milk chocolate. Coffee bean and vanilla. Mild lactose sugar sweetness with a heavily roasted malt body carrying the sweetness throughout each sip. M: Medium bodied with a medium to high semi-prickly carbonation. Creamy feel to it. O: This was a very solid porter. The taste was nice, but the nose was a slight let down. Glad it picked back up. Serving type: on-tap @ Rock Bottom Restaurant and Brewery, 94 Yorktown Center, Lombard Reviewed on: 09-03-2012