Mad River Steelhead Scotch Porter

Brewed by Mad River Brewery
Style: Porter
Blue Lake, California USA

Serve in English pint, Stem glass

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6/24/2007 and 7/10/2007: Steelhead Scotch Porter is very dark brown and opaque. It has a decent tan/brown head that is dense and long-lasting and leaves some light lacing. Roasted malt, chocolate, some faint char, and some fruitiness (when warmer) can be found in the aroma. The flavor has roasted malt with some chocolate and darkly roasted coffee undertones. There is also some of that deep, carmelized maltiness and fruitiness that is typical of Scotch Ales. The finish has a lot of dry, dark chocolate and char flavor. More and more coffee flavor and dry smoke come out as the beer warms up. This beer has a medium-full body and is very smooth. Overall, this beer is full-flavored and robust. The peated malt is is nice addition and was obviously done carefully. This beer met and slightly exceeded my expectations. Steelhead Scotch Porter is a well crafted beer that is quite easy to drink despites its complex flavors.

12 oz bottles from River’s Bend Wine and Spirits. Rating #151 for this beer...

Pours black... thick head... Has a kinda fruita aroma...taste is nothing like that tho....not bad..creamy kinda toasted almond tasty..would do again

Pours dark. A little bitter, smells awesome. Surprise smokey flavor at the end.

Dark brown but reddish brown up to the light,1/2 inch head diminishes to a ring with bits of lacing. Aroma is chocolate hints of sweet smoke mostly a pleasant chocolate aroma with some mild sweet malt/breadiness. Mouthfeel is smooth somewhat creamy at first then hops a roast with maltiness finishing with some sweet notes with cherry a little smoke then more chocolate and an herbal like bittering,some woody dryness maybe a bit of vanilla or carmel.

Poured from 12 oz. bottle at at Quarry House Tavern in Silver Spring, MD. Bottle did not include the word "Scotch," although it was otherwise identical to photos of "Mad River Scotch Porter" on the web. This did not have the big smoked flavors mentioned by other reviewers. Opaque, nearly black, brown with 3-finger tan head that settled in due order and very good lacing Very mild aroma if roasted malt, caramel, coffee and chocolate with an even fainter musty tinge. Taste is a more pronounced dark, roasted malt flavor with molasses and a bit of smoke as it warmed. Below medium body (but not too weak) with light carbonation. ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone

Bottle. Pours dark red, brown in the glass, with a small tan head. Aromas of sweet milk chocolate, Yahoo, and mild coffee. Chocolate, roast malt flavor, with lactose and latte. Medium carbonation and body. Alright. [1008]

Bottle: Light cola color with a small head. Light charcoal aromas and flavors with a strange film left behind. Ok.

12oz bottle. Darker brown color, thin tan head. Some smaller bubbles on side of glass. Some lace. Moderate carbonation, but nice big body. Nice chocolatey malt aroma, but still light enough to be drinkable. Nice bitter sweet taste. Good balance.

Bottle. Aroma of peat malt and chocolate. Taste is roasted and peat malts. Body is light to medium. Carbonation is medium. When I opened the bottle a massive cocoa aroma was immediately evident. However, I only tasted a little cocoa after the pour.

Bottle. Deep brown amber pour with a smaller white head. Aroma of smoky roasty malts. Medium to slightly thinner palate. Taste is roasty coffee and slight cigarette.

Dark with a tan head. Very roasty toasty. Nice dark maltiness with a hint of sweet caramel flavor, nuts, and toast.