Grimm Brothers Master Thief

Brewed by Grimm Brothers Brewhouse
Style: Porter
Loveland, Colorado USA

Serve in English pint, Shaker

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Dark brown pour with a khaki head. Roasted malt, cocoa, coffee, earthy hops, and a bit of caramel. Chalky, watery, and somewhat buttery. The flavor is watery and bland. Roasted malt, a fair amount of butter, cocoa, earthy hops, coffee, and light sweetness.

Bottle. Head is initially average sized, frothy, brown, mostly lasting. Body is dark brown to black. Aroma is lightly to moderately malty (roasted grain, chocolate milk), with notes of egg whites, plastic, sour/spoiled vegetable matter, sherry/paper. Flavor is moderately sweet, heavily acidic, lightly bitter. Finish is lightly sweet, heavily acidic, lightly to moderately bitter, very unclean. Medium body, watery texture, lively carbonation. Holy crap...this thing is BADLY off...smells of spoiling milk and veggies and oxidation. In the mouth it is VERY sour and dirty tasting...horrid and completely undrinkable. A botched (presumably infected) beer.

On tap at brewery. Pours a deep brown color with white head. Roasted, biscuit, toffee flavors. Very nice.

Pour is dark brownish black at the brewery, off white almost tan head. Aroma has notes of spicy, cracker, caramel, some roast and bitter coffee and slight chocolate notes. Taste is a mix of roast, some spice, biscuit, smoky coffee notes, touch of caramel, finishes fairly dry.

On tap at Wynkoop Parade of Darks poured a clear dark reddish brown with a small lingering tan head. Aromas of roastiness, milk chocolate, light vanilla and light coffee. Palate was medium bodied and smooth. Flavors of milk chocolate, roastiness, light vanilla and light coffee with a smooth lingering chocolate finish.

UPDATED: JAN 14, 2012 draft. phenolic, dusty, peppery nose at first but the head quickly diminishes and flattens. fluffy chocolate and cookie crumb spiced clove and coffee phenols with toasted grains, roast, silken chocolate and a frothy, medium light body. delicate and full flavored without being a brute.

Tap @ brewery. Clear dark dark brown in color with a big nose of roasted black malts, roast chocolate, some soft notes of coffee grounds, and a slight licorice tone. Quite aromatic. And quite flavorful too! Some dark chocolate, some brown cereal malts, with a slight kick f coffee flavors. Not a punch in the face, but a full palate nonetheless, even though it was medium-ish bodied. Roasty dark with a chocolatey sweetness. Delightful!

UPDATED: MAR 1, 2011 Tap at the brewery. Dark brown appearance, very carbonated with a huge light brown head. Dark roasted malts with some sweetness in the nose. Somewhat creamy, dark malty beer. Stronger bitterness than most porters. Pretty good and pretty interesting.

"German style porter" - I think this translates into schwarzbier brewed with ale yeast - a lot of deeply caramelized sugars and roast in the favor - a hint of acidity to balance - minimal hop profile - light berry-ish esters - a hint of smoke and dry, roasty malt in the finish - nice, but a little less sweetness would be preferred.

Sample at the brewery on 9/16/10. Never heard of a German porter before, so I’m intrigued. Black pour with a medium tan head. Roasty nose with plenty of chocolate, some licorice and a hint of metal. Sweet chocolate flavor up front with a bit of licorice before a roasty coffee finish. Very nice!