Dark Horse Reserve Special Black Bier

Brewed by Dark Horse Brewing Company
Style: Porter
Marshall, Michigan USA

black pour with a thin espresso head. sweet chocolate and hint of roasted malts. awesome thickness with a very full dark chocolate flavor with a smooth roasted malt finish. very impressive brew.

Very dark pour with a tannish head which doesn’t stick around too long. The aroma is chocolate with some roasted malt scents. Palatte is nearly perfect and the flavor is warm, dark and just as good as it smells. Hard to stop at just one growler.

Poured into pint glass - pitch black, mocha brown head dissipates to a thin film...porter or a stout? Subtle aromas of nuts and roasted malt. Wow this is good - flavors of sweet dark chocolate, roasted malt, black coffee bitter aftertaste, and yes hops as an afterthought. If we are calling this a straight up porter this may be the best I’ve had, and even better than most imperial stouts I’ve had. Love it.

Bottle. This one will surprise you. Pours a thin, black with little to no head. Smell is not overwhelming or indicitive of the huge flavor. This porter is full of burnt coffee and chocolate taste. Great thin, clean finish from a huge robust porter. One of the better, and stronger, porters.

Thanks to Jason for bringing this to a tasting and leaving it! Black pour with quickly receding tan/yellow head. Roasty, roasty, roasty aromas with tons of malt but some hop notes as well. On the nose and palate, roasted barley, chocolate malt, molasses, some coffee bitterness, hops, and toasted hazelnuts. Damn, this is good.

Smells of sweet barley. Pours a thick chocolate head. Strong bitter palate. Very rewarding. This is a special porter. Dark Horse knows how to find unique notes roasted in intense flavors. Bravo.

Nearly opaque brown-black with a thin brown head. Dark roast coffee and chocolate aroma - malty and smoky. Chocolate and especially coffee dominate the strong flavor, with smoke and a little hops lingering on the finish. Medium body. Excellent.

Pours a dark brownish black with a nice thick tan brown head. Aroma is a bit smoky but mostly rich roasted malt, very strong and sweet. Flavor is just as rich from start to finish. Mostly dark roasted malts and bitter chocolate/coffee with some smokiness in the finish. Nice mouth feel. Thick and full body. Great all around porter, delicious balance of the sweet and the bitter with the smoky flavors.