LiBira Porter

Brewed by LiBira
Style: Porter
Haifa, Israel

Serve in English pint, Stem glass

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@ brewpub. Black, is the best-looking of the bunch. Nice lasting head. At first smells roasty. Then a bit of butter comes out late, but not so bad. Also there is butter on the palate. Unfortunately that becomes a problem and impedes the development of the roasty flavors, which do not come through enough. In spite of the diacetyl problem, it’s ok.

Bottle, blind tasting. Opaque brown, airy, big tan head. Coffee and raisin aroma, more sweet than bitter taste. Light body, minimal carbonation.

Hazy dark amber. Toasty, berryish and a little bit of floral hop. Light fruity taste doesn’t have the same complexity as the aroma did, which is too bad.

Draught sample, no head, dark brown colour with red hues, almost completly clear, muted aroma, notes of coffee, flavour of of roasted coffee, sourdough bread, hay and herby bitterness, long sour aftertaste, body is a little too light for a porter. Fair.

UPDATED: DEC 21, 2011 Re-rate 12/12/11: Draught at the brewpub. Black with a light brown head. Roasty aroma of coffee with light milky notes and a bit of dark chocolate. Sweetish roasty flavor with some coffee and a drier finish. Medium-bodied. An OK Porter. 6/3/6/3/12=3

Draught at the Ma’abarot beer festival. Very dark brown to black-colored with a medium beige head. Aroma of roasted barley, a bit grainy, with mocha notes and yeasty hints. Slightly sweetish flavor at first with roasted malt malt, some fruitiness and coffee and bread hints. Continues bitter and has some light yeasty sourness all the way from start to finish. Light to medium-bodied. A bit flawed but not bad. 6/3/6/3/12=3

Black to dark brown opaque with a medium quickly disappearing brown head, aroma of deep milk chocolate, very pleasant, deep roasted flavors (not burnt) sweet and complex with a nice dry finish. Good One.