OHanlons Original Port Stout

Brewed by OHanlons
Style: Stout
Whimple, England

Bouteiile-Odeur de de brûlé sucré, mousse brunâtre abondante, liqueur noir opaque avec des résidus dans le fond, goût de malte brûlé, un peu amer mais sec en bouche, doux arrière-goût--Bottle- Sweety roasted smell, strong brown head, dark black liquid with particules floating in it, roatsed malt, a bit bitter but dry in the mouth, sweet after taste.

Kind of disappointing. Some malt in the aroma. There was a vinous quality to the taste, but it was overwhelmed by a powerful flavor of ok, even though this was from a bottle. Dry finish. Black, with a thick but short lived head.

Aroma:rosted malt... Appearance:Very dark borwn,good tan head... Flavor:Rosted malt,roasty bitterness,light soked flavor.....

Original Rating (7-2-8-3-15=3.5): Liquorice, chocolate and dark fruits in the lightly roasty aroma. Clear mahogany brown with ruby highlights topped by low brown head that diminishes to slight ring. Liquorice and chocolate flavours blend with fair roasty bitterness. Lasting sweetness on the tongue. Medium body with fairly low carbonation and somewhat syrupy, sticky texture. Cask at GBBF 2005. Rerate (8-3-8-4-16=3.9): Grape-like fruitiness marries nicely with licorice, chocolate and mild roast in the aroma. Darkest mahogany and almost opaque with lighter highlights around the edges, topped by a decent, light brown head that recedes to a fine but lasting cover. Roasted malt is strong with bittersweet dark chocolate and licorice notes and moderately strong bitterness. Fruitiness lingers in the roasty aftertaste. Medium full body is enlivened by lively, fine bubbled carbonation that engages the tongue. Half pint glass. Cellar temperature. Bottle (BB030507, Bièropholie, Jun-06). Avg. Score Posted.

A little different for a stout. Midnight oil black pour with a huge head. Light winy taste. Very fruity aroma. A bit of a carbonated snap near the end lowers the rating somewhat.

Pours dark with a medium head. Smell is fruity. Doesn’t hide the alcohol too well because of the port.It Taste a little bit on the floral side. Overall not bad but not remarkable.

Bottle. Hmm... I can’t decide if I like this. This has a kind of wine feel to it, but I don’t find it that pleasant. If it were a more solidly made stout it might work. But as it is, I’m not too impressed.

bottle. Pours dark brown with a rather impressive dense tan hand. The aroma isn’t as impressive, semi-sweet with slight dry fruit notes. The taste is also dry and too thin for a stout. Some nice winey notes make themselves known, but altogether it’s not an outstanding beer.