Laurelwood Organic Tree Hugger Porter

On tap at the brewpub

Very dark brown colour. Not much aroma, maybe a little toast. Thin, roasty body and palate. Kind of stout-like. Slight nuttiness belies that and in the end it is a by-the-numbers porter.

Name: Tree Hugger Porter
Date: 12/15/2007
Mode: Bottle
Source: Tasting, Cellar Party

dark brown with ruby edges, wispy beige head, drippy lace, big chocolate aroma blended with roasted and a touch of balancing hops, rich chocolate flavor, dry chocolate character, bitterness rises out of blended roasted malt and hops,

Aroma: 6/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 6/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 12/20
Rating: 3.1/5.0
Drinkability: 7/10
Score: **/4

Tap@Laurelwood. This is one of those tasty innofensive porters that you can’t really give a bad score, not really complicated. Sweet toffee and chocolate, mollasses and some late toastyness, pretty tasty, soft and smooth.

On tap at Laurelwood, Portland. Black with dark brown edges. Tan head. Lovely porter aroma. Sligtly sour choc/malt. Very velvety choc/coffee in mouth. More choccy than I would expect. Nice. Some sour edge, bit of charcoal powder. Great balance. Loved the aroma on this so much I had to give it a 10. Again I had this 2 days later and it didn’t disappoint.

Pours a transparent dark mahogany with a spotty-lacing frothy tan head. Aroma of lightly sweet caramel and milk chocolate with a hint of butterscotchy diacetyl. Body starts lightly sweet and dark caramely with an earthy dark chocolate and roasted malty bitterness toward the drier finish. Pretty nicely balanced and drinkable. A decent porter.