Sudwerk Porter

Brewed by Sudwerk Privatbrauerei Hubsch
Style: Porter
Davis, California USA

Serve in English pint, Stem glass

A brown porter with a thick moka head. A light chocolate aroma, with sweet nutty notes. In mouth, a light chocolatey porter, a bit herbal, light and boring. On tap at brewpub, August 27 2009.

Tap at the brewpub. Pours a near blackish brown with a creamy tan head. Aromas of chocolate and dark malt. Body is at least medium and the carbonation is strong. Flavor is chocolate and dark lightly burnt malt, with some definite hop bitter. Started a little harsh, but it smoothed out. Some sweetness is noticeable with warming. There’s chocolate in the finish and I didn’t get any coffee. Robust is an appropriate description.

32 ounce sample at the brewpub. More of a sweet, chocolate aroma. There is a bit of roastiness, but rather sweet. Nicely aromatic. Moderately transparent dark mahogany body with a fine off-tan head. Roasty start with some choco metallic notes present. Slight astringency with more bitter hop flavors (spice and grapefruit). I had this beer last week when it was first released, and I remember it being sweeter and underattenuated.