Sterkens Poorter

750 ml ceramic bottle from Bevmo. Brown with a fizzy white head. Yeasty some what fruity aroma. Watery palate with a slight citrus taste. Not great.

Aroma of dark malt and arguably citrus hop. A huge frothy tan head on top of a ruby mahogany beautiful color. Although strong light is required to penetrate the ale. Full bodied, creamy carbonation. Some citrus sour, some coffee, arguably anise, could be prune or plum. The finish is fairly dry, lightly bitter, again some anise, and mostly just wonderful. Way underrated. Truly.

Bottle from World Market. Poured brown color with a large frothy brown head that was mostly lasting with fair lacing. Moderate toasted malty and citrus aroma. Light to medium body texture. Medium balanced flavor with a medium sweet finish of moderate duration. My expectations where not met.

Jug. Creamy white excellent fully lasting head. Cloudy brown colour. Heavy malty light hoppy aroma. Light bitter flavor. Strong licorice notes. Average finish. Creamy palate. I like this!

This is NOT a porter. Not at all. Instead it’s a fairly drinkable belgian ale that’s decent, but not worth the price tag for it and the fancy bottle.

Jug. Nicebig head with good duration. Color is black. Aroma is roast malt, licorice. Taste is roast malt, spices and licorice.

Bottle. Dark reddish brown colour with exelent beige head of impressive duration. Malt, hops and fruit esthers in both aroma and flavor. Lasting finish.

Dark brown color with great head. Fruity aroma. Full flavored like an abbey ale.