Five Islands Porter Kembla

Formerly brewed at Five Islands Brewery
Style: Porter
Wollongong, Australia

Serve in English pint, Stem glass

send corrections   |   shelftag   |   edit barcodes   |   add pic

Probably my favourite of Five Islands beers but that is REALLY not saying much. Pisses me off that they specifically advertise the use of rauchmalz only to not be able to tell in the finished product. Aroma is grainy chocolate malt, some roastiness and a bit of yeast. Flavour is lacking the pale malt character with too much dark malt - don't breweries know to build colour from the bottom up?? Solidly bitter finish which is good. Opaque black colour with tan head - looks like a stout with great head.

On tap at brewery. More of a burnt character than a smokey one I’d say. Notes of sticky cola and coffee. Not too bad, but i think i’ve been spoilt by too many good porters before this one.

Tried as a sampler at the brewery. Fairly good looking, chocolately nose, touch of smoke in the taste, but covered, shows plenty of promise but seems to fall away, but then it got better as it warmed, didn’t notice the smoke the second time around.

mm this is the black beer to have if you visit the brew pub. thick toffee dark roasty notes in flavour, not much in aroma. thick and sticky on the palate it is not sweet though. couldnt specifically taste rauschmalt but there is a certian complexity to this beer. much better than the bulli black in my opinion..

pretty black. instant coffee aroma. tastes of pineapple frosty fruits and nutella. better than that sounds