Ottos Arthurs Robust Porter

Brewed by Ottos Pub & Brewery
Style: Porter
State College, Pennsylvania USA

Serve in English pint, Shaker

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Well balanced good color, head retention. Flavor was moderate at beginning but fell off towards the end.

Had on CasK @ Otto’s brewpub, in State College,PA - if you can find it.. . light casky mouth .. deep roast .. slick aftertaste .. . a perfect session brew but still, could be fuller- put this beer on nitro!! .. . . nothing but a few butterfly bandages won’t fix..

Cask at brewpub. Pours black with a slow settling khaki head which leaves a fair amount of lacing in the glass. Nice malt and molasses on the nose. Mouthfeel is a bit thin as is the taste. Finishes clean. Solid but not as awesome as I’d hoped.

Sampled on cask this beer poured a very dark brown color - almost black with a medium sized creamy brown head that lingered and left great lacing. The aroma was dry, roasty and woody. The flavor was bitter, dry and roasty with light notes of vanilla and wood. The finish was long, dry, roasty and woody. Medium body. Not my style.

On cask at brewpub. Dark brown with half inch cream colored head. Aroma is nutty. Flavor is roasted nutty maltiness. Okay.

On cask at Zeno’s Pub - State College, PA. Crisp, dry roasty nose with lots of charcoal, some cracked black pepper, and a hint of red wine. Pours rather dark black-brown with an off-white rim. Flavors are bristling with ultra-dry roast characters. Seems nearly stout like or very traditional London-style with an almost smoky edge. The malt base is exceedingly clean, allowing for a showcase of roasted and blackened characters. This beer really belches charred dryness. The cask presentation quiets the carbonic edge, which might get a little aggressive with this much roasted acidity in the beer. Fresh, prickly and with a nice roasted character that is unique and enjoyable.

On handpump @ Otto’s. Pours a clear dark brown body with a small frothy light brown head that had nice retention and left a good amount of lacing. The nose is deep and robust indeed. Lots of roast, coffee, dark cocoa, some light licorice, some minimal leafy hops and a slight earthiness. The flavor is thick and rich with big chocolate malt and some roast. A little bit of sweetness that accompanies some light licorice notes. Perfectly conditioned, there’s just a light yeastiness and some muted hops on the finish. Mouthfeel full and has a great thick creaminess to it with great cask carbonation. Overall one of the best beers I’ve had from Ottos in a while.

Cask at Otto’s. Very deep dark brown/almsot black with a frothy beige head and good lace. Aroma had lot sof chocolate malts with hints of roasted barley. Light hops all the way through for some balance, more chocolate in the middle, and a ligth bitterness in the end with hints of licorice. One of the smoothest porters I have had.

Draft at State College. Deep burnt sienna with tan head. Aroma of dark malt, chocoff, some licorice and port. Tastes roasty malty, with finishing chocoff and molasses. Great balance and complexity.

This is cask-conditioned. Roasted malts, coffee and chocolate, smoky aroma. Dark brown-black liquid with cocoa-tan thin head. Light carb, almost flat. Heavy watery body. Sweet roasted/smoky malts. Chocolatey with sweet chocolate malt finish and light sweet nutty bitter after. Very rich and filling. Very enjoyable porter.