Wild Rose Cherry Porter

Brewed by Wild Rose Brewery
Style: Porter
Calgary, Canada

Pours very dark brown, almost black, thin beige slightly pink head. Rich roasted aroma. flavour is very bold and dominated by roasted malts. there is a slightly tangy cherry fla vour in the start and the finish. usually i find a fruit porter too sweet and overwhelming. but this is a perfectly balanced work of art.

Smells like deep dark woods with malt and cherries hiding in there somewhere, think and dark, like if u were blind and your sense of smell was heightened. Very dark, some head on pour but it fades quickly, lacing lasts throughout. Thick on malt flavour as in the aroma, fades away fairly streadily, leaving the cherry flavour after it goes down. As you drink more you taste more of a roast malt than a cherry flavour. Very clean tasting for the darkness of the beer, it comes off your tounge very quickly, no lingering or thickness in the mouth. A nice thick brew, but thins out too quick.

Thanks savvy1982! Earthy barnyard aroma, very dark, great lacing. Subtle cherry, deep bing cherry is found at the bottom of the sample.

1l swingtop. thanks, savvy! pours black with brown highlights. loose tan head. mild sweet cherry nose. some coffeeish roast there as well. creamy medium body. some carb showing. a little bitter and messy.

Nice looking one liter flip top bottle complete with cherries hanging from a ribbon around the neck of the bottle. Brew pours pretty much black with a thick creamy cap that reduced to a skiff after a couple of min, the edges of the glass turned ruby red when held to the light. Aroma was milder than I expected it to be cherries, some warm alcohol, and roast malts come through but not all that strongly. Taste is also simple and mild the cherry taste comes through but its not overpowering the taste like some others of this same style. Mostly non aggressive roasted malts hints of coffee and chocolate and finishes sort of chalky I guess. Very drinkable brew, it doesn’t overpower you and it leaves you wanting more I would easily drink this again.

Had in the Taproom at the Brewery. overall, a faint cherry/dark forest cake aroma. Taste i subtle with hues of chocalate, cherrys and oter fruits. Hint of chocolate is also present. A great beer. This beer is a good reasn why i love WR.

Muddy brown colour out of the bottle with a thin beige head. Aroma is of chocolate brownies, expresso and a hint of cherry in the finnish. Flavor is much the same as the nose; brownies, expresso and a hint of cherries. This year’s cherry porter is much better than last.

One litre bottle. Appearance- pours very dark with ruby highlites. Minimal mocha head. Nose- chocolate malt and stale cherry. Taste- sour cherry and chocolate milk powder. The components- (cherry and porter) don’t seem to mingle well. The cherry is upfront and dies off quick leaving a thin bodied earthy cocoa flavoured flatish ale.