Hermann Joes Porter

Formerly brewed at Hermann Brewing Company
Style: Porter
Hermann, Missouri USA

Serve in English pint, Stem glass

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On tap at the brewpub. The server called this Joe’s Stout and the commercial description even clouds the issue. Either way, the beer sucks big time. Black in color with an off-white decent head. Something is very wrong with this beer. Extreme sourness prevails. Highly acidic and overwhelming tartness dominates the taste. Possibly even vinegar-like. No aroma other than the aforementioned mistakes. No roasted or chocolate flavors. Taste is closer to a Fresca or a Wink. YUCK!

UPDATED: MAR 3, 2007 On tap at the brewery. This beer poured very dark with a very thin head. It has a a slightly sour aroma. When I tasted the beer it was totally dominated by a horrible sour taste. I think the beer was bad or the lines were dirty. It was the worst porter I’ve ever had. It was one of the worst beers I’ve ever had. I hope it was because I got the last bit of the last batch at the end of the season and not because the beer was supposed to taste like this.

This is a decent beer ... light body and character, but a decent coffee/smokiness, yet somehow sweet. Porter for the masses, I’d call this.