CooperSmiths Existential Porter

Brewed by CooperSmiths Pub & Brewing
Style: Porter
Fort Collins, Colorado USA

Serve in English pint, Stem glass

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Had this on-tap at the brewery. Beer poured a clear, very dark, nearly opaque brown color with a small, creamy, lasting tan head. The aromas contain notes of dark chocolate, lightly smokey peat and coffee. The flavor is initially quite salty and slightly sweet but mostly bland with a very short, smokey finish. Unlike any other porter I’ve had yet, and a little off-putting. The palate was medium-to-thick with a velvety texture and soft carbonation.

Tap @ CooperSmiths Pub & brewing. A stop on grand tour of Fort Collins breweries and bars with Tim, Aaron and Armin, Thanks !! Pours black with a small tan head. Aroma of roasted malt, chocolate, ripe plums. Taste is roasted malts, chocolate, caramel, plums. Medium body, soft carbonation. 250212

Pours dark brown almost black, red edges with off white head on tap at the brewery, aroma brought notes of sweet caramel, chocolate and coffee notes and a hint of dry roast with some dark fruits. Taste is more on the nutty, caramel side, with hints of chocolate, finishing fairly dry with slight roasted notes. Nothing amazing, but nice and drinkable.

taster at the pub on 11/16/11. light black pour with a small tan head. chocolate, coffee and roast nose. medium body - creamy -> with soft chocolate and roasted coffee notes. sweet finish with chocolate and roasted malts - lingering chocolate.

Tap @ brewery. Deep brown appearance with a brown head. Nutty, dark roasty chocolate malty, light espresso aroma. Creamy mouth feel. Cocoa, espresso, moderate nutty flavor.

Draft at Brewery Aug ’08: Poured a dark brown color with not much head. The aroma was coffee, roasted malts, and chocolate. The flavor was good, a subtle coffee flavor with caramel, chocolate, and sweet malts present. Overall, a very tasty brew.

Draught. Head is mostly lasting. Body is dark brown. Aroma is moderately malty (caramel, chocolate, coffee), with a note of vanilla. Flavor is moderately sweet, lightly acidic, lightly bitter. Finish is lightly sweet, lightly acidic, lightly to moderately bitter. Light to medium body, watery/creamy texture, soft carbonation. A little thin and kinda bland, but ok.

Cask. Subtle, fruity malt driven aroma giving hints of cream, milk, chocolate, coffee and roasted malts. Very coffeeesque, definately showing the use of black malt. Lingering coffee flavor, especially on the finish. Other fruity, malty flavors (chocolate, pit fruit) and a very low hop and bitterness level. Watery texture. One I won’t be having again.

Dark brown/black with edges of ruby and a short tan head. Roasty flavors in a thinner body. Finish was dry with a light sourness

Cask. Very foamy and creamy head. Nice malty body, but could use more. Taste has a little coffee but minimal roastedness. Very little hops. Drinkable off cask, but I wouldn’t bother from the kegs.