Port Brewing Older Viscosity

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

Serve in Snifter, Tulip

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Trade from burg at the Swamp Head release. Thanks! Pours black with no head, not as thick as a stout but not thin either. Big bourbon vanilla aroma with some black licorice and chocolate. Thick velvety mouthfeel with nearly no carbonation at all. Thicker than it looked on the pour wow. Big sweet vanilla oak. Lots of bourbon. Definite bit of licorice and hints of cocoa. Lingering and long ladting vanilla on the palate. Lots going on here and a surefire sipper. Old Viscosity was decent, but this really takes it to a new level. Awesome beer.

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12.7oz Bottle. Pours a thick (5W30) opaque blackish brown (more black than brown), thin espresso colored head (more like a film) . Nose is bourbon barrel, vanilla, dried fruit (figs and dates dominant). Mouth is thick and oily (what’d ya expect?), bittersweet and full of boozy goodness, toffee, cocoa, vanilla, coffee. The ABV in this is well hidden. Delicious.

Pours black with tan head and some lacing. Aroma of cinnamin, cough syrup, and soy sauce. Taste is complex with dark fruit, bourbon, booze, and more cough syrup. Outstanding beer.

Pours black with off white head. Aromas of oak and mild bourbon with flavors to follow. Not a bad ba strong ale.

Opaque very dark brown with a mocha colored head. Nice chocolate liqueur and a bit of coconut nose. Viscous, chewy moutfheel with a bi of carbonation sting on the back if the tongue that is exacerbated by some hop hotness and then, alcohol warmth. A ton of chocolate and smooth vanilla yield to extraordinary booziness. All except for that alcohol that appears so obtrusively at the finish, this is a remarkably good beer.

Completely black pour 2 finger brown head. Pretty sticky. Cinnamon and brown sugar. Loads of vanilla on the nose. Hint of oak. Taste is very sweet. Boozy burn at the finish. Tasted like a blend of stout and barley wine. Pretty exceptional.

Pitch black pour with an almost non-existent light brown head. Nose is dominated by the vanilla, caramel and oak from the barrel, boozy notes, there’s some milk chocolate, and dark fruit. Amazing tasting beer, surprising amount of mocha, lots of vanilla and oak notes from the barrel, there’s some bitter chocolate and a bit of caramel. Well balanced, almost no carbonation from the aging though. Great desert beer.

01/05/2013 Ma che siete venuti a fà (375ml bottle, 2009 vintage). Bruna, abbastanza densa, quasi impenetrabile, schiuma virtualmente assente. Al naso sentori di caramello, toffee e tostato, ossidazione, vaniglia e altri sentori di botte (bourbon), forte etilico. In bocca ha un attacco dolciastro, etilico, tostato, finale amaro lungo e persistente. Corpo medio-pieno, notevole nonostante i 5 anni di invecchiamento, praticamente piatta. Mi aspettavo di più.

Draft at DLD - pours dark brown with light brown head. Nose is bourbon. Flavor adds chocolate, alcohol and dark chocolate. Dry. Roasted malts contribute to bitterness. A sipper.