Port Brewing Old Viscosity

Brewed by Port Brewing/Lost Abbey
Style: American Strong Ale
San Marcos, California USA

Serve in Snifter, Trappist glass

Csak a jó sör, Budapest. Tényleg olyan fekete és szinte úgy folyik, mint egy öreg autóból kifolyó, kissé megégett, fáradt olaj. Habja igen vékony, világos barna és végig megmarad, mint egy használt szemfedő. Illata kávélikőrös, fekete csokis, vaníliás és kissé nehéz. Ízében is a kávés jegyek dominálnak, pörkölt magvas ízekkel, kakaóval, konyakkal, komlós gyantássággal, egész összecsavarja a nyelvünket. Nehéz, sűrű teste van, amiben nem érezni annyira a buborékokat, de az alkoholtartalmat annál inkább. Utóíze olyan, mintha neszkávéból kapnánk az ír kávét, keserédes, likőrös a vége pedig nagyon száraz. Kizárólag erős nyelvbimbókkal rendelkezőknek és csakis lassan kortyolva ajánlott!

Received in trade from P1Meatloaf. Review copied from notes. Pours a very think black with a creamy, tan head. Smells of rich chocolate malts with a slight alcohol presence. Tastes of chocolate, caramel, and nice faint bourbon from the barrels. A very good beer.

Pours a dark ruby almost black. Aromas of caramel, cocoa, roasted malt and vanilla. Very pleasant. First taste is alcohol with charredness, smoky, cocoa and burnt. Follows with a very bitter hoppy burnt flavor. But not bad. Definitely different. Mouthfeel is slightly oily. Overall a delicious beer and definitely different.

Served in the DFH snifter, I shared this liquid gold with a new "in Person" trader, Morey (See below). The beer pours dark brown/black with an inch of a creamy tan head which stays around for a while. There’s also a decent amount of lacing. Aroma is sweet and malty, it smells like chocolate, molasses, roasted and burnt/charred malt, vanilla, and maybe some oak. The smell is actually kinda light, but enough to make out the wonderful character. The brew tastes like bittersweet chocolate, coffee, anise, vanilla, oak, molasses, and some burnt/charred malt. There’s also a nice roasty bitter finish. As it warms, the ABV presents it’s self...In a good way. Mouth feel is medium/full, it’s nice and creamy and coating with good carbonation. 1 site says Imperial Stout, the other says American Strong Ale. I would definitely say.... Imperial Stout. Now to land the Older Viscosity.

Pour cola black brown with beige/tan head good lace. Aroma coffee, maple, brown sugar, molasses, vanilla, bourbon, dark fruit. Taste coffee, roast, toffee, brown sugar, light dark fruit, vanilla, wood, oak, chocolate, cocoa powder. MF full body mild carb. Very tasty big roastiness of a RIS but not very pleasing to palate.

Bottle at Brewdog Edinburgh. Pours black with a foamy tan head. The nose reveals a bourbon smoke edge, backed up be some vanilla-y, creamy, raisiny notes. The flavours are more figgy, chocolate, vanilla, hazelnut and something which seemed like pecan. Too much carbonation for my liking, though, I have to say.

Bottle at BrewDog. Inky black viscous (surprise...) pour, thick foamy tan head that slowly fades. Massive nose, hint of Bourbon, thick chocolate, vanilla, slight raisin/plummy fruit. Smooth sweet palate, massive dark chocolate, vanilla, mocha, lots of booze, petrol, slight fig, bitter puckering coffee & smoke finish. Over-fizzy. Not bad, slightly unbalanced but still good.

It’s like motor oil. But you can drink it. People who hate this beer are big girls blouses.