Long Valley Lazy Jake Porter

Clear dark burgundy brown. Lasting off-white foam. Pleasant chocolate chunk aromas with a tiny lactic tinge that just gives a nice creamy feel. Not too sweet in mouth and supported by a confident carbonation. Nutty, minty, earthy consecutive flavours. A highly balanced, fresh offering that could, if anything, use a slightly smoother carbonated and fuller palate. Still my favourite offering from Long Valley.

Clear red-black body with tan head. Aroma is medium sweet, coffee, some roast, chocolate, caramel/toffee. Taste is medium sweet, caramel, roast, light chocolate, light sourness. Light-medium body, light stickiness.

On tap at the brew pub. Pours a brown with lots of amber highlights and a medium off white creamy head that left some lacing…a little on the light side for a porter. Aroma was on the light side with caramel, toffee, nuts, hints of roasted malts, chocolate and coffee. Flavor of dark chocolate, roasted malts, coffee…really rich and malty…good flavor.

Drank this in-house at the Pub. Pours a beautiful dark chocolate color with a head that is nice but dissipates quickly. Has the combination of molasses, chocolate and coffee flavors with a pleasant finish. Long Valley offers the option of taking it home in half gallon jugs which is awesome!

30.04.06 Sampled from growler at HWOH. I think this was the one. It was so long ago, I don’t even know who to ask to be certain, but this one is the only one people have rated outside of GABF, so here I go. Dark chocolate brown beer with small head (growler). The aromas are a nice throwback to normal and sane porter with mild chocolate and touches of toffee. Nice body is medium full but lightened by a persistant effervescence. The body works nicely with the dry and dusty charring that defines the flavor of the beer, along with mild bitterness. An excellent, sessionable porter.