Grassroots Intern Ale #1 Nucifera Porter

Grassroots Brewing
Formerly brewed at Fanø Bryghus
Style: Porter
Greensboro Bend, Vermont USA

Serve in English pint, Shaker

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Draught @ Craft Beer Co., 82 Leather Lane, London, Greater London, England EC1N 7TR.

Clear dark black brown colour with a large, frothy to creamy, good lacing, mostly to fully lasting, light beige head. Aroma is moderate to heavy malty, roasted, caramel, chocolate, raisin, plum, prune. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet and light to moderate bitter with a average to long duration, sweet glogg (mulled wine), dark malt, spicy, odd spicy ! Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. Tasted for a bit like chrismas, but I did not get much of the coconut. [20120115]

A - Dark brown. Single head leather.

S - Nuts and almonds. Copper and peanuts. Honey and German malts.

T - Total standard but brown ale. German malts pretty sweet but an alight balance

80% carbonation medium. Very dry malty finish. Musky?

O - 79/100. Standard but not amazing.

(Draught@Pikkulintu, rated 2011-09-04) Very dark brown with a small, firm and creamy head. Salty licorice, sourish oatmeal, some tar. Flavor has tar, salty licorice, sweetish-caramely and lightly roasted malt. Medium body; maybe a bit thin, but ok for the ABV, and not too carbonated. A quite tasty porter, that could have had even more licorice, tar and body.

Ma che siete venuti a fà, alla spina. Bella porter brassata con cocco, non male il bilanciamento, anche al palato fa bella figura.

7th August 2011
Cask Pub & Kitchen, post RBESG tasting. Opaque black beer, tiny white head. Light semi dry palate. Fresh dark malt but it’s a little papery. Dry finish with a trace of vanilla. Too much paper!

Draught at Nordic, Tampere. Almost black dark reddish brown color. Thick, sweet, oily and fruity coconut aroma with some rummy notes. Dryer taste with coconut, chocolate, charcoal and coffee. Dry roasty finish. Coconut works well here.

On tap at Beer Temple. Nice dark body with slight head. Nose is roasty matls, sweet, some chocolate. Taste is sweet, chocolate with vanilla. Plenty of coconut notes in there. Perhaps a tad too sweet and coconut-ey but nice altogether.

Draught @ Gastropub Nordic, Tampere.
Pours a dark brown colour with a beigeish head. Aroma of rich roasted malts, licorice and chocolate. Flavour of roasted malts, licorice, honey and coffee. Medium bodied, smooth mouthfeel and a dry, malty, somewhat bitter finish. Nice porter.

Tap @ Beer Temple. Dark brown color, beige head. Aroma’s of brown sugar, roast, caramel, coconut, a hint of sour fruit. Flavor is mildly sweet. Fairly full body. Finishes roasty & bitterish. Coconut clearly detectable, but not overpowering. Very nice.

Draught @ Gastropub Nordic, Tampere.
Pours dark red, almost black colour with small head. Aroma of licorice, roasted malts, chocolate and mild smokiness. Flavour of chocolate, licorice, malts, mocha and distant coffee. Medium carbonation and mildly bitter. Well balanced.
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