Midnight Sun Arctic Rhino Coffee Porter

Brewed by Midnight Sun Brewing Company
Style: Porter
Anchorage, Alaska USA

Pours dark brown with a tan head. Smells of sweet malt, roasty, spicy. Tastes of caramel, some spicy hints, peppery splashes, some bitter coffee, roasted malt.

22, capped. Thanks, BitBucket! Black. Dense, creamy tan head. Solid sheets of lace. Big sour dark roasty coffee nose. Rich, creamy medium body. Active carb. Rich chocolate and coffee on the mid-palate--a coffee bomb, in fact, but very pleasantly so. Light sour coffee finish.

Bomber via trade a ways back. This one gushed after sitting in the fridge for over a week. Pours black with a tan head. Nose is full of burnt coffee and big roasted malts. Taste has a done of coffee and a lot of big malty backbones. Overall this is a pretty killer coffee porter.

Smells of ground roasted dark coffee. Black as night with a decent tan head. Thinner body. Dark and roasted in the taste. Super roasty. Pretty good I would definetly have another.

22 oz. bottle - pours thick and dark with quickly fading tan head; aromas of roasted malts mixed in with a grainy and hay like aroma; nice texture and creamy finish in what is a more ’robust’ porter; coffee influence is very subtle in both aromas and flavors, so in that sense it was slightly disappointing; yet this is a still a very delicious porter

22oz Bomber $5.13 Liquid Solutions Bottled the first week of February ’07 Arctic Rhino pours black, absolutely opaque black. There’s a hint, and by hint I mean sliver, of chestnut brown toward the bottom of my pint glass. A 1+ finger mocha head formed on the pour that fades to a thick cap of creaminess. Leaves sheet lacing on it’s way down. Roasted malts are first to greet the nose along with an unexpected but pleasant aroma of dark berries. Mild blueberries and blackberries. The freshly ground coffee shows up on the backend with a splash of cream and lingers around with a balancing herbal hoppiness. Very enticing aromas from this one. Nicely bitter roasted malts kick things off and the coffee steps in quickly for the one-two punch. Fresh coffee that balances very well with the roasted malt. Both linger throughout the swallow. Mid palate the creaminess that was in the aroma appears but is quickly elbowed out of the way by a pretty solid dose of hops. Bitter herbal hops. Good flavors all around. Mouthfeel is just slightly on the thin side with the carbonation being slightly too aggressive. Don’t get me wrong in no way is this bad just something for me to pick apart I guess. Welcomed hop and roasted malt bitterness on the finish. I could sit here and sip the night away with this brew. Some coffee infused beers are one and done for me but the coffee is just a component compared to others where it’s the showcase. My first offering from Midnight Sun turns out to be a solid porter I would try anytime if it was available in my area. Looking forward to trying all their beers I can get my hands on. 7/25/07

pours a black with a large brown head, and good lacing. smell is of milk chocolate, some coffee, vanilla bean, and malt in the back. taste of coffee, sour malt, bakers chocolate, some licorice, and some vanilla, ends dry and slightly bitter.

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.