Left Hand Black Jack Porter

12oz bottle from Woodys in Franklin, TN. Pours a cloudy dark brown with a small white head. Not feelin the aroma...not much there and what is detectable is mollasses. Flavor is a kinda weird mollasses, finishing with burnt/bitterness. Medium mouthfeel...warming on the palate. Its alright...but dissapointing...more of a doppelbock then a porter...and im not a fan of doppelbocks.

Serving: 12 oz. bottle. Appearance: Deep cola color with a frothy, tan head. Very good head retention. Aroma: Light nose with notes of flint, earth, roasted malt, and nuts. Flavor: Latte, mild fruitiness, some coffee and roasted notes, and a nice bit of chocolate sweetness. Pretty tasty. Palate: Medium-low, soft carbonation with a medium-rich mouthfeel and a lingering, chalky, bitter finish. The finish is a bit of a detractant. Overall: Light nose, but good flavor. Decent mouthfeel, but off finish. This one is pretty good, but doesn’t quite hit on all cylinders.

Dark brown body with red tints. Small cream colored head. No lacing. Smell and taste were big on coffee flavors with toffee being predominant. Good beer but just a bit watered down.

Pours a dark brown with very slight hint of ruby and very little head. Mild milky coffee, treacle, nut flavour, but not as deep tasting or complex as hope for.

Dark in color, but surprisingly thin and bubbly. Flavor is a rather mild coffee with a bit of chocolate.

Tap @ Hold’em pub. Nice foam. Nice glass. Yeasty oxidised faint smell. A bit watery and uncharacterized flavour. Not tapped well, full of co2. The best @ the pub for now but if I was english I’d say "I wouldn’t have drunk it all night". One’s enough. A bit boring. Again a product of bad importation/distribution.

Pours like cola from the 12oz. bottle: Dark chocolate, toffee, light/faint roasted marshmellow characteristics. The flavor overall is like that of watered down coffee. Drinkability: Not bad, actually pretty good, but bland compared to other micro porters. Rebuy: Maybe not. #146 on 17102009, DG.

Bottle. Pours a dark, coffee color with a light tan head. Mild aromas of coffee and chocolate. Analogous tastes along with some malt. Medium bodied. Lacked some signature depth and nuances of other stouts. Still not bad though.