Tröegs Scratch 85

Brewed by Tröegs Brewing Company
Style: Porter
Hershey, Pennsylvania USA

Serve in English pint, Shaker

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Playing a bit of catch up on this one. Reviewed from notes. Was lucky to get a pour from a growler of this one, it was gone crazy fast! A - Pours deep brown, bordering on black with a small half finger tall off white head leaving spotty trails of lace down parts of the glass. S - Smells of straight up cocoa powder and very little else. Maybe a touch of vanilla? Thats about it really. T - Starts off with a HUGE cocoa powder taste / feel that is strong from start to finish. The chocolatey sweetness can only do so much, the powdery feel leaves the palate dry after each sip. M - Medium body with moderate carbonation. The powdery feel is just so over the top, it really makes it hard to consume a lot of this in one sitting. O - I liked this one, it is just a little too heavy on the cocoa powder. Maybe twice as much would have worked just as well. Oh well, better luck next year for this one.

Tap at 5 lamps. Pours like dark coca cola with thick lasting tan head. Aroma is chocolate, some hints of leather and malt. Taste is overwhelmingly chocolate. Medium body. Great chocolate porter.