Le Trou du Diable Porteur

Brewed by Le Trou du Diable
Style: Porter
Shawinigan, Canada

Serve in English pint, Shaker

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on tap at la souche, qc. very dark brown pour, almost black with a decent beige head, little retention. burnt chocolate, minerals, ashes, lactose-like sugars, overdone molasses, earthy and burnt nuttiness. prickly carbonation - disturbing for sure, light body - nice texture and body, ashy mineralized finish. cheap porter. please don’t bottle this version..

Dégustée en fût au Saint-Bock à Montréal. De couleur noire et opaque. Nez de malt rôti aux petites notes brûlées, de chocolat noir, léger de houblon herbeux avec des notes de café, de chocolat au lait et quelques traces de réglisse noire. Moyennement ronde en bouche avec un pétillement moyen ainsi qu’une texture aux notes crémeuses. Goût de malt rôti avec des traces de chocolat au lait dès l’entrée en bouche auquel se rajoute progressivement un léger goût de malt brûlé avec un moyen goût de chocolat noir et un léger goût de pain grillé puis en finale l’on retrouve une légère amertume de houblon herbeux avec un léger goût de café. Post-goût moyen-long et un peu sec, légèrement amer de rôti, léger de chocolat noir et de houblon herbeux avec des notes brûlées (cendrées) et de café. (23 avril 2013)

February 19, 2011 - at Volo Trou du Diable event. Clear deep ruby-black with a two-finger light tan creamy head. Dry and lightly acidic aroma, quite roasty, not a bit sweet, mildly herbal - classic porter. Taste follows, a bit mild, and there is more sweetness than in the aroma, but still very solid - coffee, baker’s chocolate, nutshell, a hint of mocha. Solid body for a porter, just enough carbonation (did I mention I hate fizzy porters?), a hint of acidity in the dry nutty finish. Very good stuff.

On tap at Brouhaha, dark brown color, with a thick creamy tan-beige head, mild mochaish, toasted, chocolate, roasted malt nose, with some chocolate icecream, chocolate truffle, chocolate wafer, cocoa powder accents, with a light chocolate milk sweetness, coffee, cappuccino note in the aroma follows through on a medium-bodied palate with a smooth mochaish, cappuccino, coffee, café latté, vanilla, roasted, black, chocoalte, toasted malt character with some dark bitter chcolate, mild roasted coffee bean, burnt bran muffin, faint burnt fruitcake flavors upfront, with a chocolate icecream, chocolate wafer, chocolate pudding undertone, leading towards a chocolatey, cappuccino coffee, lingering roasted malt bitterness finish.

Draft. Pours a bruin body with an off white head. Dry roasty body and light burnt malt tones. A bitter earth and vine like hoppiness. Malty milk like sweetness with light chocolate. Pretty decent porter.

[3605-20110219] Tap. Roasted dry nut malt aroma is piercingly charred. Black body with a medium-lasting creamy light tan head. Burnt nutty flavour has a long roasty aftertaste. Medium-dull body. Wow, super charred notes are overwhelming at first, interesting. (7-/3/7/3/14) 3.4
(Le Trou du Diable Night @ Volo, Toronto, ON)

In short: A roasted porter on the dry side of things. Highly drinkable as it should be. Nice
How: Tap at brewpub
The look: Near black body topped by a small beige head with good retention leaving good lacings
In long: Nose is roasted with notes of cacao powder. Body is well malted, plenty of smooth caramel, some milky notes. But the nice high roasted level and resinous leafy hops dry out the beer very nicely and makes it truly sessionnable. My last beer from this night spent there for their fifth anniversary party. Overall, with its atmosphere, service, food menu and beer selection, I think Trou Du Diable really sucks… money out of my wallet.

2011-02-19. Black body, modest tan head. 3+ Flavour of alcohol and roast up front, some coffee and cocoa undertones, sweet malt core. Finishes dry with a dusty roast note. Average palate is smooth but thinner than my preference for a porter. Pleasant aroma of dusty roast malt, pleasant light cocoa accents. A pretty decent porter, it grows on me. Tap at Volo, Toronto

Tap at anniversary.
Appearance : Deep black with a small head. Nice lacing.
Aroma : Roasted malt and hops. Notes of chocolate and coffee. A bit resinous.
Taste : Roasted malt with coffee. Finish has notes of chocolate and coffee. Quite dry.
Overall : Quite straight forward porter but very well executed. Tasty notes of chocolate and coffee both on nose and taste. Nice dry finish. Very drinkable and low abv. A fine example of session porter.