Epic Portamarillo

Epic Brewing Company
Brewed at Steam Brewing Company
Style: Porter
Auckland, New Zealand

Serve in English pint, Stem glass

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500ml bottle - Big tan head with large bubbles. Dark blood red body when held up to light. Aroma a cross between wet newspaper and dried grains. Nice light smokeyness coupled with darker malts in flavor. Body reminds me more of a rauch beer than a porter. I have never had a Tamarillo so have no idea if I taste it. Over all, it’s a nice beer.

Bottle @ yespr. Pours a dark amber ruby color with a small off-white head. Has a fruity spicy weak smoky aroma. Fruity malty caramel smoky flavor. Has a fruity malty smoky caramel finish.

Bottle at yespr. Clear red-brown coloured with a medium sized beige head. Sweet and fruity aroma of caramel and pine needles with notes of smoke and roasted notes. Fruity flavour of caramel, dark chocolate ad smoke with roasted notes. Smoked finish.

Bottle, 50 cl. Dark red brown with a creamy beige head. Aroma is fruiy, roasted malty and quite heavy smoked. Flavor is sweet malty and medium bitter, with smoky notes and light tomato-fruity notes. Smooth texture, very pleasant in the mouth.

clear brown, smooth light brown head. rather smoked roasted malty aroma, flavor is slightly fruity, roasted malts.

Bottle 50 cl. Courtesy of bluebetty. Pours a hazy dark brown with an orange hue and a creamy and lacing beige head. Smoky, roasty nose. Medium body, sweet roast and heavy smoke. Has a slightly tart edge. The tree tomatoes really come through... 200312

Bottle at Papsoe. Pours very dark brown with a medium light tan head. The aroma is chocolate, caramel, darak fruit and some spices. The flavour is woody oaky and spicy. Roasted malt and liquorice. I love tree tomatoes I guess......

50 cL bottle. Pours clear and golden deep amber with a small orange glare and a tan head. Aroma is fruity and light vegetable. Roasted and smoked malty, meaty and toasted caramelish. Smooth roasted to smoked. Light sweetness and crisp malty. Bitter and dark roasted malty finish.

Bottled. A dark brown beer with a dark brown head. The aroma has notes of fruits, malt, and caramel. The flavor is sweet with notes of meat, fruits, malt, caramel, fruits, alcohol, and spices, leading to a dry, roasted finish.

Dark brown with slight amber highlights. Very clear with a nice foamy layer of almond colored head. Little to no lacing. Dark fruits, raisins (special b), smokey, caramel malt, some dark roasted malt bitterness and a hint of alcohol Pretty much follows the nose though with the smoked Tamarillos taking more of a front seat. Some roasted malt flavors come through in the mid palate which lead way to a nice smooth caramel malt biscuity flavor in the finish. Well carbonated, smooth, some alcohol warmth on the finish. Not bad. Smokiness isn’t overwhelming, general porter flavor comes through nicely. If you like a little (or a lot of smoke) then this is a nice deviation from your standard porter.

Glad I got to try this beer. Pours dark brown with a tan head. Aroma of chocolate, touch of smoke. Good flavor, I was expected a little more from the tomatoes. Solid Porter.