Firestone Walker Union Barrel Fermented Porter

Brewed by Firestone Walker Brewing Co.
Style: Porter
Paso Robles, California USA

Serve in English pint, Stem glass

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Tap at HAF. Brown pour with light tan head. Smells and tastes of caramel, toffee, chocolate. Very thin in the mouth. Not a bad beer, but a disappointment for me.

Cask at Streets of London (downtown venue) in Sacramento. Pours dark brown with a beige smear. Aroma of smooth dark malt and chocolate. Full bodied. Flavor is chocolate with a touch of coffee over smooth dark malt. Did I mention this was smooth? Finishes with a little oak and/or earthiness. A delight to drink.

Cask at streets of London four beer week. Aroma is coffee, flavour is so much more! Coffee, milk chocolate, the oats really smooth everything out and turn the palate into velvet. Finished on the sticky sweet side. Amazing! Also going to sample this on tap. Wow, so much better on cask! I think it needs to warm up a bit from the tap... But much better than the porters I’ve had this week!

Tap @ Holiday Ale Fest... Poured a deep brown with an off-white head. Light, thin palate. Cocoa, chocolate, lactose, caramel, and malted grains.