Rogue Mocha Porter

Brewed by Rogue Ales
Style: Porter
Newport, Oregon USA

Serve in English pint, Stem glass

I had this beer 3times at least: one time the 65cl bomber was clearly old and the beer was in a bad shape; another time a brand fresh new bomber has given the same result recently; but a little uglier 35cl bottle owns the best performance and i’m going to rate this one: 35cl ugly bottle. Black color, chocolatelatte creamy short head. The aroma is very rich coffee, cocoa powder, malt, roasted malt, a little bit of dark fruits and licorice. The taste is quite the same, coffee, cocoa powder again, roastiness, licorice and vanilla. A very balanced and pleasant porter. But be sure to buy the right bottle

Bottle from Mane Liquor. Pours a dark chestnut brown with a small off white head. Aroma shows light coffee, chocolate, hazelnuts and a slight milk tone. Milk chocolate throughout the taste with bready malts behind it all. Slight nutty tone in there too. Didn’t taste any coffee which is surprising considering it’s a ’mocha’ porter. Solid but nothing spectacular

Draught @ Pikkulintu, Helsinki

Pours dark brown, almost black with a sticky beige head. Aroma has notes of chocolate, coffee and roasted malts. Taste is quite smooth with some roastiness and heavy notes of chocolate and hints of vanilla & coffee. Smooth, a bit light finish. Tasty, well balanced porter.

Very dark brown with a modest beige head. Aroma of vanilla, chocolate, coffee and roasted malt. Taste is roasted malt with some mild sweetness from the vanilla and chocolate flavors, and a nice easy coffee bitterness. Medium bodied, somewhat below average carbonation, easy drinking. Good beer.

draft@Delirium: very dark brown going to black with a mahogany hue, tanned head that leaves thick lacing, initial taste has lost of grapefruit hops mixed with roasted malts, overripe dark fruits and bitter chocolate (lesser degree), all flavours are more or less equally represented but the hops are slightly better represented, has a brief, sharp ash-aftertaste, body is light, a touch tin but not watery, no real definite mocha present

Ported from BA. Appearance: Dark brown, and a little lighter around the edges. Not gonna be seeing through this one. It looks kind of like dark chocolate. A single finger of tan head made of big bubbles. Smell: Toasted malts predominate with cocoa lingering in the background. No hops profile whatsoever. After spending some time on it, it has a slightly metallic scent. Taste: Toasted malts once again take the foreground. A slightly peaty smokiness comes in, with some coffee-like bitterness around the edges. It tastes a little watery. The finish is a bitter hoppiness. Mouthfeel: Like I’ve said, it’s kind of watery. The taste hangs around in your mouth for a really long time, with the bitterness more pronounced. Overall: The quality seems alright, but it isn’t my favorite. It does seem to be a good example of a porter however. I just don’t care much for the wateriness.

On keg at The Delirium Cafe. A black beer with a decent tan head. Aroma of coffee, chocolate and caramel. A little sweet with similar flavours. Mouth-feel is a little oily with a full body, mild carbonation and CO2 prickle. A long roasty coffee linger. Very tasty.

Poured from 12 oz bottle into snifter. Pours a thick dark brown with off white head. Aroma is full of nuttiness and coffee. Taste is much the same, ending with a bit more alcohol flavor than I’d like. Overall, a very tasty beer!