Tree Steamship Raspberry Porter

Brewed by Tree Brewing
Style: Porter
Kelowna, Canada

Serve in English pint, Shaker

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Pours a dark brown that shows a lot of red in the light. Not much head. Immediate impression - it’s a bit thin, and very sweet, without much balance from hops. A little bit of roasty bitterness but the sweetness is a bit overwhelming. Medium sweet finish. Aromas of raspberry obviously, although not overwhelming. Also I get honey and, well, burnt barley.

Smells of the porter malts and yeasty. Quite dark brown, a bit clear on the edges, decent head on pour, some lacing. Dark malt flavour with raspberry undertones, then the sweetness sets in, it’s not quite adjucnt yucky-ness but it’s not quite beery-goodness either. Maybe the yucky englishenss. Sorry, I just don’t like english sytle beers. It’s ok, not much on the raspberry, I wouldn’t get it again.

Pours black with a rocky tan head that dissipates. The aroma is not strong but is of roasted malts, chocolate and a little raspberry. The taste is similar in that there are roasted malts and raspberry noticeable but not very strong, the finish is mildly bitter. Full body and fairly smooth. Overall nothing special but decent.

bottle. Pours dark with a thin head that dies fast. Aroma is of chocolate (faint) malts, and raspberry. I give a bonus point because the raspberry actually smells and tastes like real raspberry not a syrup. Not much flavor, just some faint raspberry and some very light roasted malts.

Nose of raspberry soda, chocolate, and lightly roasted malts. Pours cola brown with no head or lace. The flavor is not very complex - really just a mix of chocolate, light roast, light nutty notes, raspberry seltzer and a hint of cola. Light body with medium carbonation. I feel its more of a fruit beer than porter. Light lingering roast and raspberry soda.

On tap at the Alibi Room, pours a dark amber brown. Light raspberry and roasted malt on the nose and palate. Quite uncomplex, but not too bad.

Dark brown color, with white head that fades fast, but leaves great lacing. Aroma is barely noticeable, but there are some hints of raspberry. The taste is mostly of toasty flavors, although some fruit flavors are present on the exhale. The beer is a bit thin on the palate, and was not impressive at all. Overall it is an average beer that brings little of interest to the table.

Light brown colour. Not much head. The aroma has some raspberry and some toasty notes. On the palate, it is quite toasty with hints of chocolate. The raspberry is at times understated, at times overstated. There is no cohesiveness here, in either the palate and aroma. These two flavours do go together, just not in this beer.

Not cloudy, but dark enough you can’t see through it, lightly coloured white head, light sweet nose. Fizzy. So far it resembles root beer. As for the taste, there’s the maltiness you’d expect for a porter and the raspberry is there, just muted. The one takes away from the other leaving you wondering if it wasn’t watered down somewhere. Needs to be bolder.

Dark soda pop colour with medium head. Nose has a fruit basket, with raspberries playing the lead role. Some likable cocoa too. Taste is playfully malty but seems but one dimensional. Light mouth feel for a porter. Late spice on the finish. Missing in action: rasberry flavours. Unsolved mystery I guess.