Grizzly Peak Bearpaw Porter

Brewed by Grizzly Peak Brewing Co.
Style: Porter
Ann Arbor, Michigan USA

Serve in English pint, Stem glass

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Draught sample at the brewpub, early August 2006. A bit of lasting tan head tops the very dark, translucent purple-black body and leaves nothing behind as it disappears in the glass....roasty, lightly chocolaty-milky nose, hints of anise and tart berries (cranberries, cherries).....well-constructed firm malt background with just the right amount of roastiness for serious drinkability, touches of coffee and chocolate, just a tad grapy at the finish....low tingly carbonation, dries out quite a bit at swallowing...solid.

Draught. Robust chocolate and roosted malt aroma. Black with a small tan head. Very thin and disappointing. Bland. Water roasted flavor.

Draft sampler pours black with a tan head. Aroma is malts and chocolate. Taste is also roasted malt chocolate and a bit of coffee. ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone

Very good and highly carbonated. Cherries with a bit of smokey flavor. Appearance is very nice with a small white head. ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone

On tap at the brewpub. Pours a very deep brown, mostly black colored body with an inch thick, dense and rocky, creamy head that dissipates slowly and leaves a moderate lacing. Aroma is caramel and toffee with darker chocolates, some mocha, and vanilla alongside an event roast. Flavor is similar. Mocha and caramel up front with some darker chocolates and more of an even roast. Finishes somewhat bitter from the mochas and mostly dry with just a touch of sweetness. Lengthy aftertaste following a medium body and a moderate carbonation. Overall, a solid porter. Leans more towards the mocha, but there is a decent caramel, chocolate, and roast in there as well. Easy drinking, straightforward, and enjoyable enough.

tap at the brewpub - Pours very dark brown with a creamy, light tan head. It smells of roast malt and mocha. The flavor is sweet with roast malt and chocolate. This medium to full bodied brew has a lingering roast finish. Good. Not great.

Ruby notes. Really great sweet toasty notes. Cocoa and a bit of toffee. Best beer so far here.

Drank at the brewpub as part of the sampler...A medium brown pour with light tan head...The aroma is nice, tons of super sweet chocolate a little bitterness but not a ton...The taste again is pretty sweet, not badly balanced. The feel is pretty light, but makes it pretty easy to drink. One of the better Grizzly beers.

Bottle. Poured black with a lasting light gray brown head. Aroma was full of roasted malts with backing chocolate and a hint of hop bitterness. Flavor was similar with roasted malts a bitter chocolate throughout with a bit of hop backing. Solid but not by any means complex.

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This poured a very dark brown color with a big beige head. Aroma was medium roasted malts, some light coffee notes and some bittering hops too. Flavor was roasted a good bit even for a porter, but at the same time fairly smooth. Some chocolate notes there too.