Southern Tier Porter

Aroma is very roasted, some nice coffee notes, and some bitter chocolate, even some slight dark fruit notes. Flavour is very roasty, lots of nice malt, and a nice hop bit in the end adding soem nice bitterness. A very well made, and easy drinking porter.

Date: 09/04/08, 12 oz. bottle,

Aroma - Dark roast coffee, some unsweetened chocolate, and a quiet, subtle piney hops

Appearance - Ruby tinged black/brown pour, spare beige head collapses quickly to thin spotty layer, spotty lace

Flavor - Coffee flavors dominate, roasted malts, balanced by a pleasing and gentle hoppy bitterness, and a clean dry finish

Palate - Medium body and carbonation, mildly astringent, and a palate pleasing dryness

Overall - Quality porter with a good nose and balnced flavors.

bottle, nice dark chocolate aroma with some malt. Kind of bitter with some sweetness throughout. Definitely a good porter that I would drink again

On tap at the Empty Pint - poured very dark with slight reddish hints at the edges and a mocha head. Aroma of coffee, bitter chocolate, some black licorice. Flavour very much redolent of espresso and burnt coffee grounds, along with some medium hop bitterness in the finish. Solid porter.

[1266-20080407] 12floz bottle. Boozy grains aroma with roasted earth notes. Dark brown black body with a medium-lasting foamy light tan head. Bitter candy cane coffee flavour has roasted malt throughout. Full body. Really interesting flavour, a solid porter.

12 oz. bottle - purchased from Oliver’s in Albany; tan colored head and creamy dark brown; roasty and nutty aromas; mildly creamy texture and quite rich; very sweet, but a little light on flavor; great texture though and drinks silky smooth

Near black pour with ruby highlights. Lots of chocolate and coffee on the nose. Chocolate taste is complimented by expresso bitterness. Very drinkable.

Bottle Pours out a very dark brown topped with a tan head. Aroma of roast malts and coffee. Tast of the roast, coffee, and some bitter chocolate.