Mad Anthony Bourbon Barrel Aged Porter

Brewed by Mad Anthony Brewing Co.
Style: Porter
Fort Wayne, Indiana USA

Serve in English pint, Stem glass

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UPDATED: JAN 25, 2009 draft - Thin, long lasting head, some lacing. Aroma of roast malt and bourbon. Pours opaque, pretty much black. Tastes lightly carbonated with a nice, full body. The malt and hops are well balanced. Roasted malt, coffee, and chocolate flavors as is typical for the style, but the barrel aging makes a huge difference as the bourbon flavor really comes through. Very smooth, nice and warming, and leaves a pleasant malty finish. The bartender tells me the alcohol content is over 10%. If that’s accurate, wow, it doesn’t taste like it. Well done. The dec. 08 version was every bit as good with smooth, wonderfully balanced bourbon. World class is right.

Very, very nice brew. Pours a deep, dark black with a tan frothy head. Aroma is great, vanilla, wood, and a hint of roasted chocolate. Flavor is richer than most porters, with a strong dose of piney hops, lots of vanilla, and a touch of wood. Nice bourbon notes throughout, adding to the complexity but not pverpowering. Mouthfeel is oily and slightly sticky. Exceptional brew, I wish they’d bottle it.

Draft sample at the Brewers of Indiana Guild Winterfest. Pours black with a bround head. Wonderful vanilla nose. Really nice bourbon vanilla and oak flavors. Silky, oily body. Very nice. One of the high points of the day.

Draft...pours a pitch black with a large, two finger, rocky tan head....beautiful. Nose is simply amazing with notes of bourbon, vanilla bean, dark brown sugar and some fine dark chocolate. Medium full body...very silky. Sweet bourbon, vanilla, oak and dark cherries all make their way through in the flavor and meld perfectly. Honestly, this is a world class brew from the locals.

Served in a snifter draft at the brewery for $3.75. This draft brew poured a small thick foamy dark brown colored head of finely sized bubbles that were long lasting. The body was pitch black with no visible carbonation. The mouth feel was initially tingly with a hop coffee rush and a lingering mild tingly coffee finish and a strong bourbon vinous note in a thick roasted malt body. Excellent brew! Excellent flavor in an enticingly nice looking body with an excellent thick clinging lacing. The aroma contained mild coffee dark roasted malt notes. Its only short coming is its less than intense aroma. Still, an excellent brew! Well done Todd Grantham!

Rated at MABC and served in a snifter. Small tan creamy and smooth head that mostly diminished with beautiful lacing, no visible carbonation, opaque, and a dark brown hue. Nose was malty, chocolate, coffee, roasty, and bourbon. Flavor was absolutely delicious - malty, coffee, chocolate, roasty, some hops, thick, bourbon, and vinuous. Nicely done! Smooth mouthfeel. Nose was somewhat lacking and thus would have rated the nose higher had it been more aromatic for this style. Other than that downfall, an absolutely delicious porter from my hometown brewery!! Good job!