Name: People’s Porter
Date: 01/18/2008
Mode: Draft
Source: Barley’s, NC

solid dark brown, fine tan head, heavy lace patterns, big dry dark chocolate aroma with a touch of milk chocolate sweetness, rich chocolate flavor, mostly dry with just a touch of sweetness, lots of earthy balance melds with the bitter character from the dark chocolate,

Aroma: 6/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 7/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 12/20
Rating: 3.2/5.0
Drinkability: 7/10
Score: **/4

Pours a barely transparent dark mahogany with a frothy, nicely-lacing dark tan head. Aroma of sweet toasty dark caramel malts and some dark fruity notes. Starts fairly full and dark malty sweet with an earthy bittersweet dark chocolate balance. Finishes slightly drier with nice light roasty notes. Good balance of malty sweetness throughout.

Growler... O-Town Christmas Gathering ’07... Pitch black brew with a small, creamy, off-white head. Chocolate, espresso, charcoal and vanilla add up to the aroma. Full-bodied with a coarse mouthfeel and supple carbonation. Fair balance of chocolate and caramel sweetness versus tobacco, hop and burnt malt bitterness; although it tilts decidedly onto the sweet side. Finishes caramelized and bittersweet. Intense, but a touch too sweet for me. Kudos to DragonStout. Thanks for the beer!

Draught at the brewpub. Dark dark brown with thin tan head that laced the glass. Chocolate nose and flavor. Not nearly as roasty as the Total Eclipse Stout.

The aroma immediately offers a nice concentration of coffee, roasted/burnt malt and a light chocolate sweetness. The body is a dark ruddy brown and holds a aloft a diminishing mocha head. . The first sip offers your standard choc/coff. This brews is maybe a touch more burnt bitter than the norm. Also a bit more hoppy than usual which melds for a more bitter finish. Pretty decent porter with a little more pop than most.