Renaissance Elemental Porter

Brewed by Renaissance Brewing
Style: Porter
Blenheim, New Zealand

Serve in English pint, Shaker

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Bravo, une osti d'bonne porter! Elle est borderline stout! Cacao, café, belle effervescence! J'aime! ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone

15th November 2011
Persistent slow gusher and pours with a huge blooming tan head! The beer is black. Smooth palate, a little dry. Smooth dark malt, trace of smoke. Mild lactose. Palate turns frothy towards the end with subtle figgy fruits. Okay but the over frothy gusher palate messes things up a lot.

I dont like this. Its crap. Too smokey, bitter, heavy, meaty, possibly the third beer that I could not finish!

Pours a dark brown, almost black with a minimal tan head--some lacing to be found, but not much. Very rich aroma of the usual porter suspects: roasted, coffee, chocolate. But there’s also something else there, perhaps the hints of hops and caramel, just under the surface. Palate is lighter than expected; slight carbonation, but barely noticeable, rather clean and a bit thin--a medium body it is. Overall, though, the taste really comes through. This is a solid beer, a strong porter, and one I will look towards again, as the back of the bottle indicates, the "hop-driven finish" really gives it something a little bit more than your typical porter.

(500mL bottle from the LCBO) Poured very dark brown, nearly opaque, with a very thin whitish head, no lace. Aroma chocolate malts, roast, bit of coffee, vanilla, bit of greenness from hops. Flavour roast malts, chocolate, some fruity malt sweetness, good dry bitterness from the roast and hops to finish. Mouthfeel medium, fairly slick with soft carbonation. Well-crafted porter, not eye-popping but satisfying.

500 ml bottle from the LCBO. very dark pour, almost opaque, medium mocha head. Outstanding coffee, roasted malt, light soy, light cocoa. solid mouth feel, solid carb. great espresso, roasted malt finish. light piney hops.

I had there scotch ale b4 and mabye oatmeal chocolate stout. 2 finger head(brown)black beer no idea if carbinaded can’t tell. Smells of chocolate,bitterness and roastedness. I have it a littlke colder then a porter should be I am thinking but fuck it\s good. Nice chocolate taste with some roasted bitterness I like this. Between 7.5-8 out of 10 cheer’s! :)

Over-priced LCBO 500mL bottle. Pours a nearly opaque dark brown with a ruby hue. Aroma is quite nice, chocolate, chocolate milk, mild coffee, toffee, hint of maple and/or vanilla. Flavour features a lot of these same sweet elements but there’s a nice dryness to the finish that adds balance, which may or may not be from earthy/herbal hop characters. Feels slightly fuller on the palate but not too viscous, nor is there any booze to speak of. Over-all a pretty solid beer with few flaws.

Deep black pour with a thick creamy tan head. The aroma is lovely. Lots of coffee and chocolate along with some roast and a little bit of herbaceous licorice sort of character. There is a touch of soft peppery character and a fairly pronounced roasted malt character. A touch of soft peppery bitterness and a touch of fruit. The body is moderate with a little bit of light bitterness. Well-balanced and quite tasty.

Bottle from LCBO. Pours black with a thick tan head - a great looking beer. Aroma of roasted malts, dried fruits, coffee, and molasses. Taste is smooth, fruity, floral, with a roasty bitter aftertaste. Thick smooth mouthfeel. A slightly strange porter, but quite enjoyable.