A fairly interesting beer from the brewers at Coast Range. While I do enjoy some of their beers, it seems their porters I can do without. Like the Stone Fence Porter in the Farmhouse series, this had an overly ashy/charcoal taste. Maybe I’m overly sensitive to this unpleasant flavor, but this beer has enough of it to make it barely drinkable. The nose and appearance are both really nice. A rich, toffee, coffee, tobacco leaf and sweet malt nose. Body is black in color with a creamy beige head. Flavor had that unappealing overly roasted malts buries the underlying coffee/chocolate aroma. Eh.

Black colour with a tan head. Roasted, coffee bitter aroma with a fruity and light chocolate sweet note. Malty, fruity and vague roasted flavor. Light dry and vague hoppy finish.

Date: 10/21/2006
Mode: Bottle
Source: Tasting

dark brown, pours with a frothy head that settles down to a fine tan head, drippy lace, strong chocolate malt aroma with a yeasty bread character, rich chocolate flavor, a touch of sweetness bring out the chocolate, lots of bitter coffee character

Aroma: 7/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 6/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 13/20
Rating: 3.3/5.0
Drinkability: 7/10
Score: **+/4

22 ox bottle, via trade, can’t recall with who. Opaque very dark brown body under a rather large foamy brown head that lasted forever, gaining density as it sat. Very chocolaty nose with a nice roasted accent and lots of coffee. Pretty hoppy, some dark fruits, vanilla, and light alcohol. Flavor is dry roasted and lightly burnt malts with dark bakers chocolate up front. Mid-swallow to the finish is where that great musty tobacco note emerges and gives this beer it’s depth and complexity. Some chalky yeast on the finish. Mouthfeel is medium bodied with a fairly creamy texture and moderate soft carbonation. This one really grew on me as I drank it. The tobacco flavor really developed as I got further into the bottle. A really good beer.

Aromas of chocolate, coffee and dark roasted malt. Three finger tan head. Thin to medium body. Moderate carbonation. Flavors of coffee and dark malt. Floral notes. Hint of chocolate. The chocolate is hard to find, but I think it’s there. Nice toasted malt finish with a decent hop balance. Relatively dry. Good stuff.