Fire Station 5 Pike Pole Porter

Brewed by Portland Brewing Company (Pyramid)
Style: Porter
Portland, Oregon USA

smells very good, like roasted malt and coffee. it also looks quite tasty and is an opaque brownish black with little to no head. there isn’t really much of a taste, it actually tastes a little like its been watered down. there is, however, a slight bitterness and roasted quality to the flavor that can be tasted after a couple sips. its fairly bitter and nicely astringent at the end. i’m satisfied with this brew. B

Bottle. Pours a clear amber brown with a small off-white head. Aroma of light roasted malt and caramel. Taste is the same as aroma. Medium thin mouthfeel with a mild amount of bitterness. Good.

Overall an un eventful porter. Lacking a bit of everything, but very drinkable.

Bottle. Pours clear rubied brown with a thin and fading off-white head from an aggressive pour. It does produce a bit of lace. Light pine and roast notes in the nose. Light body and fine carbonation. A small dash of chocolate and some smoke in the taste. The texture goes a bit watery in the middle. Crisp and not too bitter finish. Seems a bit one-dimensional.

Dan Journal #2. Tasted 4/11/2006. This tasted bitter and past its prime, I hope! Sour edge that made this one a drain pour. But I’m willing to give a fresh one another shot.

Very nice, roasty aroma. Equally roasty front end with coffee notes. Finish is a bit weak with mild coffee flavor. An easy-to-drink porter that is no better than average in my opinion. However, it can regularly be had for less than $6 a six pack.

Silly name. Pours black with a large tan head that dissipates quickly. Faint chocolate and malt. Medium light body, notes of chocolate. Faint coffee and roast notes in the finish. I can’t rave about this beer nor damn it either.

12-oz. What a mindless name. You have to wonder whether they’ll come out with a staff stick stout if the same people are running the marketing department. Pours a deep opaque black with a huge, bubbly, moussy tan head. Looks gorgeous! Very light notes of chocolate and roast in the nose, but mostly dust. The attack is the closest to vacant I’ve found in a porter: light body, almost watery at times. Low carb. Subdued floavors. Granted, porters are the sessions of the stout world, but even moderation must be moderated. Mid-palate’s more of the same fermented sominex: slightest hints of roast and chocolate to go with the dust. No finish. I guess if this is a biblical beer, it’ll inherit the earth.