High Water Aphotic Baltic Porter 2011

High Water Brewing
Brewed at Devils Canyon Brewing Co.
Style: Baltic Porter
San Leandro, California USA

Serve in English pint, Shaker, Snifter

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Draft @ Hamiltons, San Diego, CA. Pours a black color with a small tan head. Has a roasted malty chocolate aroma with woody hints. Roasted malty woody licorice flavor. Has a roasted malty woody chocolate and licorice finish.

Bomber poured a clear dark reddish brown nearly black with a small lingering brown head. Aromas of roasted malt, milk chocolate, vanilla and carmel. Palte was medium bodied and smooth with a dry finish. Flavors of roasted malt, oak, dark chocolate, dried fruit, carmel and a hint of bourbon with a smooth dry lingering roasty oak finish.

Bottle shared by Bill at Vinny’s January 2013 tasting. Unfortunately this tasted a bit infected, but not too bad as I don’t necessarily hate a sour porter. Pours a deep body with some lacing. Aroma is oak, sour vinegar, and musk. Mouthfeel is thin with notes of toasted malts, light chocolate, vinegar, sour fruit and oak. I would love to try this again given the great feedback.

Tap. Pours opaque black with a large brown creamy head and nice lacing. Aroma is mostly coffee and cigarettes. Flavor is the same, with notes of chocolate, wood and oranges. Medium sweet, light coffee bitterness growing to medium in the finish. Burned notes in the finish. Full body, lightly creamy, well masked ABV.

Bottle shared by Bill. Pretty sure this guy was infected which sucked since it had good reviews. It wasnt full on nasty but you could tell the sour was outweighing the porter. Notes were rusty penny, and bad vinegar. I could still get some oak and roasty malt out of it but wasnt enough to enjoy it, drain pour it is.

Bottle purchased at Liquor Barn in Redding, CA. APPEARANCE / THE POUR: Pours a opaque, black color, with a dense, dark drown head that collapses quickly. AROMA / BOUQUET: Heavy wood barrel, dark chocolate (cacao) fresh cigar tobacco, in the forefront, dark cherry pit in the background.TASTE: MEGA INTENSE woodiness, dark baker’s chocolate, deep smokiness, with hop bitterness lending to the intensity. MOUTHFEEL / PALATE: Here’s where I feel the beer can benefit from more development. It is light to medium bodied; I would like to see this one a bit more full, with a thicker texture. Good carbonation, the finish is intensely smoky, woody, very nice.OVERALL: All aspects of this beer are great, the mouthfeel is a tad bit thin for my liking. I believe that all of High Water Brewing’s beers are great products, the mouthfeel / palate will be improved as time goes on. Look to this brewery to continue to produce world class beers- improving, and continuing to impress. Enjoy this with all smoked meats, dark Belgian chocolates, or a good Macanudo- for you cigar lovers. This should be enjoyed after having a High Water Campfire Stout. Great pairing...

(Bottle) Pours black with a creamy brown head. The aroma holds milk chocolate, dark chocolate/cocoa, coffee, tar, some liquorice, light anise, subtle cinnamon, earth, brown sugar, dark caramel and soft oak (wood and vanilla). Hints of blackberries, dark cherries, flowers, nutshells and maybe a touch of dark fruits. Deep and elegant nose. The flavour is light to medium sweet, light to medium bitter and tiny acidic with notes of deep/soft roast, balanced hops and subtle oak. Hints of dark berries. The mouthfeel is super soft, smooth, fairly velvety and tiny astringent with a light carbonation. Fancy roast, earthy hops and some light sour berries on the finish. Medium to full bodied.

Bomber courtesy of Marsiblursi. Pours black with a dark chocolate mocha head that leaves some thick lacing on the glass while dissipating. Smell is sweet, malty and full bodied with roasted malts, sweet dark bread, resinous wood, sweet liquorice candy, moist soil, vanilla, toffee, pine, black pepper, dark quality chocolate, brown sugar, slightly dry grass and hints of dark roast coffee and alcohol. Taste is slightly sweet, bitter and malty with roasted malts, resinous wood, pumpernickel, liquorice root, moist soil, anise seed, minerals, vanilla fudge, bitter cocoa powder, dark roast coffee, lemon zest and hints of prunes. Mouthfeel is smooth, silky, round, rich, tiny dry and medium bodied. Finish is bitter, tiny sour and malty with pumpernickel, roasted malts, cocoa powder, minerals, dark roast coffee, anise seed, resinous wood and hints of lemon peal. Smooth and incredibly rich. A nice surprise...

(22oz bottle thanks to bu11zeye) clearish deep brown, soapy tan bubbles. Nose of rich chocolate, cream, cocoa, raisin. Taste of cocoa, bakers chocolate, raisin, toasty, dry and toasty.