Midnight Sun Arctic Rhino Coffee Porter

bottle shared at February Beer Advocate stout tasting. Pours black with a brown head. Nose was subdued as they served this too cold. Amateurs. Taste was of chocolate and coffee. Mouthfeel was medium and carbonated with a dry finish.

[1824-20081022] 22floz bottle. Sweet bubbly coffee grounds aroma with dry wood and mild plastic. Dark black brown body with a big long-lasting foamy light tan head. Bubbly flavour is like dry charred wood roasting on a bed of coffee grounds. Full body has lots of bubbles. Nice coffee, seems a little over-carbonated (don’t often say that before) but otherwise fair and interesting.
(w/ blankboy, garthicus, HogTownHarry, jerc)

Bottle. Pours a shiny jet black with a medium tan head. Nose is malty with a strong freshly brewed coffee tone. Real good strong coffee flavors although a little subdued, oat flavors adds nicely. Mouth is medium bodied as would expect with the alcohol level. Wonderful flavors, great for a session beer.

Sampled at Backus’ Backyard Bash. Dark brown with a thin beige head. Dry cocoa powder throughout. Coffee with vanilla notes. Meh.

22 oz. bottle. Pours very dark black, with a tan head. Extremely strong aroma of coffee. Coffee also dominates the taste, which is not a bad thing. Very good overall.

Bomber. Pours a faily dark black with one finger of persistent beige head. The aroma is a floral roast of coffee, a little bit of chocolate, a few vanilla and toffee hints, and a little bit of bark. The flavor is ash, chocolate, and coffee. The coffee again is acidic and floral, which I’m not entirely sure was the best sort of roast to use. There are some wood and vanilla notes toward the finish, which sports a mild ashy bitterness. Decent beer, but could have been better.

First impression is that aroma dominated by coffee and the bitter type of coffee, not bad. Bitterness comes through in the flavor a bit but again this is not hop bitters but coffee like bitter flavors. Quick clean finish but unfortunately after the baltic porter I had a little earlier this one comes through a little thin and light bodied.

Shared with HogTownHarry, Blankboy, jerc & mabel -- courtesy of jerc & mabel. Appearance: Pitch black, pancake coloured head. Aroma: Cherry and oatmeal with a dash of pepper.. Flavour: Thin body with some coffee in there for sure. Some malt and mild hops too.