Little Yeoman Porter

3-2-08 bottle (unlabeled) shared at tasting
Clear red brown in color with no real lasting head. Skunky butter malt creamsicle smell (it was as strange as that sounds). Sweet strange, almost sour smell. Thin. not very good. Just weird and watery and off. Very butterscotch like. Not something I look for in beer.

Pours clear maroonish brown color with a very small head. Somewhat thin looking. Smell is I believe, diacetyl. Buttery as in buttered popcorn and malty. Taste is thin, slightly tart malt, and again a buttery diacetyl flavor. Quite possibley an old bottle, but not certain. Very thin bodied, and unremarkable aside from the flavor as well.

12 oz. bottle at the brewery in Cabool, Mo. Translucent dark brown with light brown head that lasts a little while. Mild, roasty aroma. Just a touch of chocolate sweetness in the flavor before blossoming into the roasty malts, little espresso, mildly bitter. Somewhat lively, thin despite a stouty grittiness, dryish finish. The flavor is nice but not incredibly strong, and I think this is a good intro porter for someone used to lighter beers. Quaffable but not clean.

I’ve never seen a porter like this. Transparent dark reddish brown with a light head. Malt, raisins, bread yeast noticed in aroma. Also noticed some caramel, cinnamon, and nutmeg. Sweet with a clean finish. Like a light chocolate brownie. Low bitterness. Drank this a month after the best by date.

Pours a rich ebony. Nice lacing Flavor is full of rich berries and weak chocolate. Good beer.