Port Brewing Old Viscosity

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

Pours deep black with a minimal head. Aroma is of coffee with a sweet caramel and vanilla aspect and a hint of alcohol. The flavor is fairly sweet with little sourness and a bitter finish.

Bottled. Black, oily like "julmust" in colour. Nose of burnt coffee, fudge and vanilla. Tastes of coffee, pumpernickel. It hit me like a ton of bricks (not in a good way).

Black, almost oily liquid now sits in my glass. Three fingers of creamy coffee colored foam sit atop it. Beautiful. Excellent retention and some excellent lacing, also. Big maltiness scents mix with a slight touch of booziness. Mild chocolate covers dark fruits. Cherries and dark berries, mostly. Decent coffee nuttiness. Hints of vanilla caramels. Unfortunately, all of these scents are fairly minimal and you really have to search to find them. Very light nose. Big chocolate taste mixes with hints of coffee. Dark fruit sweetness. Light hints of vanilla and caramel, probably from the bourbon barrel aging. Big malts and toasted nuttiness. Some burnt brown sugar and molasses. Very slight licorice notes. Good full bodied brew. Sadly, not as big and full as I expected it to be. It’s close to oily, but not quite there, yet. Carbonation is a tiny bit lacking. Could be so much better with a few more tiny bubbles. Lack of creaminess really hurts this one. Despite my criticisms, I really like this one. I want to bathe in it. The taste is great. Almost lives up to it’s hype.

Beautiful koffee black ale. Aroma reminds of herbs, herlbar spirits and leeather. Tastes of chlorine, rye bread/ pumpernickel.

Bomber bottle: Pours a thick oily black with a thin tan head. Roasty aroma has hints of mocha, oak, and dried fruits. Flavor is rich and sweet with hints of dark chocolate, toffee, and bourbon. Well balanced with a creamy texture and a mild dry finish. Excellent sipping beer that goes down smooth.

5th July 2008. A thich rich stout with hints of wood and bourbon. Malty with a dry bitter coffee finish.

Totally floored me. Stouty pour with mocha head. Tastes thick and heavy, almost like an imperial stout, but finishes very sweet and caramelly. Definitely two stages of taste. Very heavy, a lot to take in.

This is a wonderful strong ale. The pour is a dark brown and a medium white head. The aroma is chocolate, malts, bourbon, and raisins or fig. The taste is similar, but really reminds me of a brown ale. The mouthfeel is thick like tar but truly great. The aftertaste lingers until well after you’ve finished this beauty.