Etna Old Grind Porter

Brewed by Etna Brewing Co.
Style: Porter
Etna, California USA

Serve in English pint, Stem glass

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Very dark brown color. Medium tannish head. Aroma is chocolate and roasted malt. A medium bodied porter, Malts are roasted, chocolate and coffee, touches of dark fruit and vanilla. Hops are mildly bitter. Smooth taste, soft carbonation. Nice slightly burnt and bitter finish. A nice mild porter, sort of in the English style, more than the west coast verity. Mouthfeel is full and round. Finish is clean and smooth. Aftertaste is slightly bitter

Some malt, otherwise no aroma. A lot of coffee in this porter. Light finish to it. Quite drinkable, almost session-like. Not overpowering in any aspect.

Bottle. Dark brown pour but not dense. Thin off white head that clings to the glass for a few minutes and then disappears. Sweet malt nose with chocolate and graham cracker. The taste is full, sweet, and roasty. Palate is medium to medium full. This reminds me a bit of the Anchor Porter and is way better than Sierra Nevada’s offering.

22oz. Pours a medium-dark brown, slight brown/tan colored head with little retention. Smells of coffee, bit of malt and fruit sweetness. Coffee, slight fruit and malt flavors, very mellow flavor. Thin-medium body, smooth texture, medium-high-ish carbonation.

UPDATED: MAY 26, 2004 #565 on my beerwall. Pours nice and dark with a small off white head that falls quick. Aroma is filled with chocolate. The beer initially tastes sweet and chocolaty then the hops come in after to back it up. After i was left with a metallic taste in my mouth.

Picked this up at the Liquor Barn in Redding California, shared the 22 oz bomber with Aurelius. Ruby red to dark brown pour with a thick, mocha colored head. Aroma is laces with bittersweet chocolate goodness. Flavor is very earthy with some clean dirt notes, a bit of day old coffee and a mild hoppy profile in the back end. Fades just a tad near the finish as it loses some of its luster and becomes a bit muttled, but still not a bad porter.

22oz bottle, purchased at Liquor Expo in Grenada. Pours a dark-cola color; fine-bubbled light-tan head with solid lacing. Modest aroma of caramel and brown sugar; rounded, ripe sweetness, though never quite fills one’s nose. Medium body; medium carbonation. Chewy caramel (I want to say "nougat," but I know better by now... or do I?), cola, and brown sugar; very malty, very light hop bitterness, restrained sweetness; nicely handled overall. Medium-length finish: balanced, roastier than the other parts, a nice roasted malt bitterness that leaves a slightly dry finish.

Bomber poured a clear dark brown with a small lingering tan head. Aromas of roasted malt, coffee, cocoa, light earthiness and light carmel. Palate was medium bodied and smooth. Flavors of roasted malt, coffee, light cocoa and light carmel with a smooth roasty finish.

Bottle from Liquor Barn @ Redding. Aroma has a light molasses smell. Flavor is smoky and dry. Pours a black with light tan head. Not very carbonated, but this isn’t a bad thing per se. Roast and chocolate notes, along with a light body make this one pretty decent. Not great, but decent.

Red/brown coloring, thin white head around the rim, chocolate/coffee aroma, dry dark chocolate finish, sweet chocolate malts, lightly carbonated, very slight hop flavor in the initial taste, palate is a little thin, but it makes for a smooth swallow, this was the last beer I had out my Hair of Dog tulip that fucking Frankenstein destroyed in a rage last night.