French Broad Rosebud Harvest Porter

Brewed by French Broad Brewing Co.
Style: Porter
Asheville, North Carolina USA

Serve in English pint, Stem glass

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Black, with a thin tan head. Smells like coffee and cream, very nice aroma. Nice roasty, coffee flavors with a touch of vanilla and dark chocolate. The roasty flavors really become more pronounced as it warms, as well as some smoky notes. On tap, Barley’s, Asheville.

Tap at the federal. Pours average porter-like dark brown with beige head. Nose is slightly roasty but thin malt and not much else. Meant to be thin, I guess, but this is too thin for my taste. Not feeling it.

Almost black pour with watery tan head and lace. Aroma of burnt coffee. Toasted semi sweet malt with a nice light to medium malt bitter. Medium bodied with good carbonation.

Sampled at the 13th Annual Knoxville Brewer’s Jam. Black, dark brown with a beige head. Big roasty aroma, coffee. Taste is chocolate, astringent roast, herbal hops, coffee.

Tap @ French broad Brewing co. dark black pour, big foamy tan head. Aroma of woody hops and roast. flavor of chocolate malts and licorice. a bit of roast in flavor. smooth, creamy, well balalnced. the best i’ve had from french broad. Lots of licorice. 5,5,8,5,15

Pours a deep brown color with a light brown head. Aroma is roasty, some chocolate, and some grassy hops. Flavor is malty, toasty, caramel, fruity, roasty, and a bitter grassy finish.

Draft at the brewery. Dark clear pour with thin light tan head. Lightly roasty aroma. Flavor is roasty and malty and more like that of a sweet stout than a porter. Medium body with a chalky finish. Nice.

on tap @ the Bier in Asheville. Pours a dark brown with small white head. Nutty, toffee. roasted malts nose. Mouthfeel is a little light but roastiness 7 flavor are up to par. Pretty good porter

Sampled at the Knoxville Brewer’s Jam. Poured a dark brown with a one finger tan head. Aroma of roasted malt and bitter chocolate. Flavor was bitter chocolate and caramel, with a nutty finish.

Draft sample at KBJ08. Poured clear dark brown color with an average fizzy off-white head that was mostly lasting with good lacing. Moderate toasted malt and chocolate aroma. Medium body with a smooth texture and soft carbonation. Moderate bittersweet flavor with a medium bittersweet finish of moderate duration. A smooth drinkable beer.

Sampled at the 2008 Knoxville Brewers’ Jam. Dark brown in the glass with a creamy off-white head that has some lasting and good lace. Nice toffee and caramel aroma. The flavor finds a roasty chocolate, caramel, and nut with a grain backing. Medium body and a soft carbonation.